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.

South on Hilldale from Marin (longer)

Difficulty:  Hard. Many up and down paths and roads

Time:  a) 1 1/4 hours shorter hike b) 2 hours longer hike

Start at Hilldale Ave and Marin Ave and head south on Hilldale.  Follow Hilldale to Regal Rd, turn left and follow it to Pinnacle Path on the left.

Pinnacle Path

Take it uphill (about 30 steps plus 2 long ramps) to Poppy Lane and turn right.  When you get to Remillard Park, take Keeler Path to Keeler  Ave.  

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Keeler Path

Turn right on Keeler, heading to Bret Harte Lane Path on the left.

Bret Harte Lane Path

Take it uphill (about 135 steps) to Sterling and turn right until you reach Betty Olds Path.  

Betty Olds Path

Take it uphill (about 110 steps) to Whitaker Ave and turn right.  When you come to Sterling and Whitaker, take Whitaker Path downhill (about 140 steps) to Keeler Ave and turn right.

Whitaker Path

When you reach Upper Covert Path take it downhill (about 160 steps) to Cragmont Ave.

Upper Covert Path

Note the path continues downhill on Lower Covert Path.  Don’t take this but instead turn left on Cragmont.  When you get to Shasta Ave and Cragmont, veer to the right onto Shasta.  Follow it until you get to Northgate Path on the left.

Northgate Path

Take it uphill (about 240 steps) to Northgate Ave and turn left.  When you get to Quail Ave, turn right.  At Campus Dr, turn right and follow it to Lower Glendale Path on the left.  

Lower Glendale Path

Take it uphill (about 140 steps) to Queens Rd and turn right.  Make a left on Fairlawn Dr and take Upper Glendale Path uphill (85 steps) to Fairlawn and turn right.

Upper Glendale Path

When you get to Columbia Walk on the left, take it uphill (about 45 steps) to Grizzly Peak Blvd.

Columbia Walk

At this point, you can shorten the hike by turning left on Grizzly Peak and following it to Marin Ave.  Then go downhill for 2 blocks to reach the starting point at Hilldale. 

To continue the longer hike, turn right on Grizzly and go about a half mile, passing Avenida Dr and Senior Ave until you get to Summit Ln.  Turn right on Summit and take Wilson Walk on the right downhill (about 123 steps) to Wilson Circle.

Wilson Walk

Turn right on Olympus, right on Fairlawn and left on Avenida.  Follow Avenida, past Queens Rd and make a right on Campus Dr.  At the junction with Delmar Ave, Campus continues to the right.  Follow Campus until you get to La Loma Path on the left.  You have 2 options:

1) Shorter: Continue on Campus past Glendale Ave.

2) Longer: Take La Loma Path downhill (about 160 steps) to Glendale Ave and turn right.  Follow Glendale Ave uphill to the right back to Campus Dr and turn left.

La Loma Path

Cross Quail and continue on Campus.  When Campus meets Shasta, take Shasta  uphill to Sterling and turn left.  When you get to Stevenson Path on the right, take it uphill (about 144 steps) to Miller Ave.

Stevenson Path

Turn left on Miller, passing Anne Brower path and Ina Coolbrith on the right until you reach Poppy Path on the left.  Take it downhill (about 185 steps) to Poppy Ln at Remillard park.

Poppy Path

Take Poppy Ln to Hilldale, turn right and take Hilldale to the starting point at Marin.