EVENTS

Walks

Self-Guided Walks

Meetings

Berkeley events

Past Events

BPWA Weekend Walk

Claremont Heights, Grand View, and Hiller Highlands

Saturday, May 9, 2009 -- 10:00 a.m.

Sandy Friedland - 510 655 5773

Meeting Place: Peet's, 2912 Domingo Ave., Berkeley

Transit: Rockridge BART or AC #7,#9 buses

Walk the old paths behind the Claremont Hotel that once helped commuters reach the Key Route trains, and look for traces of paths that are no more. Learn about historic Smith Lane and the family that built it. Finally, explore newer paths and streets in neighborhoods rebuilt after the 1991 Oakland-Berkeley firestorm. This route has long, steep hills and stairways, some with uneven footing.