South on Hilldale from Marin-In Reverse

Difficulty: Hard, lots of up and down hill climbs

Time: 1 hour

This is the same hike as this one but goes in the reverse direction.  Starting at Marin Ave and Hilldale Ave, head south on Hilldale.  Turn left at Poppy Ln and after a short distance , turn left on Miller Ave.  Take Miller uphill for several blocks, passing Keeler Ave, Latham Ln, Whittaker Ave and Stevenson Ave until you reach Stoddard Path on the left. 

Start of Stoddard path

End of Stoddard Path

Take it uphill ( 85 steps plus small dirt path at end) to Grizzly Peak Blvd.    Turn right on Grizzly for several blocks.  Shortly after passing the entrance to Tlden park you reach Tilden Path on the right.  

Start of Tilden Path

End of Tilden Path

Take it downhill (137 steps) to Shasta Rd and turn right.  When you reach Shasta Path on the left, take it downhill (141 steps) to Sterling Ave and turn right.  

Shasta Path

When you come to Upper Stevenson Path on the right, take it uphill (145 steps) back to Miller Ave and turn left.  

Upper Stevenson Path

Follow Miller a short way.  Just past Whittaker Ave, take Anne Brower Path on the right uphill (86 steps) to Stevenson Ave.  

Anne Brower Path

Go left a short distance to Grizzly Peak and turn left.  When you get to Ina Coolbrith Path on the left, take it downhill (84 steps) to Miller Ave and turn right.  

Ina Coolbrith Path

Shortly after passing Latham Ln, take Poppy Path on the left downhill (87 steps) to Poppy Ln at Remillard Park.  

Poppy Path

Turn right On Poppy and when you reach  Hilldale turn right.  Take this back to the starting point at Marin Ave.

South on Hilldale from Marin (shorter)

Difficulty: Hard, many up and down paths and streets

Time: 1 hour

Starting at Marin Ave and Hilldale Ave,  head south on Hilldale.  Turn left on Poppy Lane and take it to Remillard Park (note passing Pinnacle Path on the left).  Next take Poppy Path uphill (about 180 steps) to Miller Ave and turn right.   

Poppy Path

When you get to Ina Coolbrith Path on the left, named for California's first poet laureate, take it uphill (about 85 steps) to Grizzly Peak Blvd and turn right.

Ina Coolbrith Path

Ina Coolbrith Plaque

When you get to Stevenson Ave,  turn right and immediately come to Anne Brower Path.

Anne Brower Path

Take it downhill (about 80 steps) back to Miller and turn left.   When you get to Stevenson Path, take it downhill (about 145 steps) to Sterling Ave and turn left (note passing Lower Stevenson Path on the right).

Stevenson Path

When you get to Shasta Path, take it uphill (about 150 steps) to Miller and turn right.  

Shasta Path

When you get to Tilden Path on left, take it uphill (about 135 steps) to Grizzly Peak and turn left.  

Tilden Path

When you get to Stoddard Path, take it downhill (about 85 steps) back to Miller and turn right.  

Stoddard Path

Take Miller past Poppy Path on the left and continue to the end at Poppy Lane.  Turn right on Poppy and then right on Hilldale.  Then follow Hilldale back to the starting point at Marin.

NOTE:  Here is the same hike in reverse.

Rose Garden to Grizzly Peak...and Back

Difficulty: Hard. Lots of uphill and downhill climbing

Time: 1.5 hours

Starting at Euclid by the Berkeley Rose Garden, head a short distance south to Codornices Rd.  Just past Codornices Rd take the Rose Walk uphill (about 40 steps plus ramp) to Rose St.

Rose Walk

Turn left at Tamalpais Rd and make a right at Shasta Rd.  Go about 500 yards uphill on Shasta until you come to Northgate Path on the right.

Northgate Path

Take this uphill (about 230 steps) to Northgate Ave, turn left and then make a right onto Quail Ave.  Follow Quail to Campus Dr and turn right.  Take this to Lower Glendale Path on the left just past Glendale Ave.

Lower Glendale Path

Take Lower Glendale Path uphill (about 130 steps) to Queens Rd.  Go left on Queens Rd past Quail.  At Shasta Ave turn right and then take Tilden Path on the right uphill (about 140 steps) to Grizzly Peak.

Tilden Path

Turn left on Grizzly Peak, continue pass Shasta Ave until you reach Stoddard Path on the left.

Stoddard Path

Take it  downhill (about 85 steps) to Miller Ave.  Go left and continue to Shasta Path on the right.

Shasta Path

Take it downhill (about 150 steps) to Sterling.  Turn right and go to Lower Stevenson Path on the left and take it downhill (about 110 steps) to Keeler Ave.  

Lower Stevenson Path

There are now two options.

Option 1 (a little longer).  Turn right on Keeler until you get to Whitaker Path on the right. Take it uphill (about 140 steps) to Sterling and turn left.  When you get to Twain Ave, turn left and go to Keeler. Then continue with Option 2.

Whitaker Path

Option 2: Turn left on Keeler to Shasta and follow Shasta downhill to the right past Northgate Path to Keith Ave and turn right. Pass Covert Path and Martinez Path on the right until you come to Redwood Terrace on the left.  

Redwood Terrace

Take Redwood Terrace downhill (about 130 steps) to Euclid Ave and turn left.  Follow Euclid back to the starting point a the Berkeley Rose Garden.