City: Berkeley Hills Park: Tilden Regional ParkAlternate URL: Click Here
Moderate 7.5 mile, 1,200-foot elevation gain loop hike starting in Tilden Park. Route will be Vollmer Peak Trail, Grizzly Peak Trail, cross over Grizzly Peak Blvd., UC's Upper Jordan Trail, Panoramic Trail, stopping to rest/snack at the bay overview. Return continues down the Panoramic Trail, back up the Jordan Trail, Side Hill Trail, cross back over Grizzly Peak Blvd., (climb over a gate) and Skyline Trail back to parking area. Porta-potty at trailhead.
Contact: DanHWY 24 and Exit Fish Ranch Road. (Very first exit after the tunnel for those traveling east from Oakland!) Go 1 mile up Fish Ranch Road to the stop sign. Turn right onto Grizzly Peak Blvd. Go 1.1 miles to the Tilden Park Steam Train and turn right. Do not park in the first paved lot but continue back to the farthest dirt/gravel parking area, which is the trailhead for Vollmer Peak Trail.