Table of Contents

PDFs of all walks can be downloading at the links below. Difficulty ratings on a scale of 1 to 5 are provided for each walk.

Download entire book (15 MB): Step It Up: An Adventurer’s Guide to Forty Walks on the Paths, Trails, and Streets of Berkeley and Beyond, by Aviva Gerwein and Jacob Lehmann Duke

This book is made to guide you on walks in...

North Berkeley

All of Keeler, Vistamont Trail, and Most of Creston (2)
The Oak St. Path Loop (2+)
A Short but Steep Northern Path Tour (3)
Waterfalls and Creeks of North Berkeley (4)
Favorite Paths of the North Berkeley Hills (4)
From Solitude to Shattuck Avenue (4)
Surprises of the Berkeley Hills (4+)
All the Paths North of Marin (5)

The Flats (West Berkeley and Albany)

Paths of the Flats (1)
A Shoreline Stroll (1)
The Trails of Albany Bulb (1)
The Albany Hill Traverse (2)
A Walk in the Park(s) (3+)

South Berkeley and Oakland

Garber and Beyond (1)
Paths of Panoramic Hill (2+) 
Murals and Sights of South and West Berkeley (2+)
Gwin Canyon to Sibley: North Oakland’s Hidden Trails (4+)
Paths of Oakland and Trails of Huckleberry (4+)
The Claremont Canyon Climb (5)

The Beyond (Tilden, Kensington, and El Cerrito)

Through the Forest and Around Jewel Lake (1)
A Short, Shady Stroll: The Redwood and Golf Course Trails (1)
The Meadow Loop (2)
All the Paths of Kensington (3)
The Kensington Loop (3)
Ascent to the Ridge: Arroyo and Big Springs (4+)
Paths of El Cerrito (4)

And for more of a challenge...

Every Path in Berkeley in Six Walks (the Whole Berkeley Walk Series)

Every Path in Berkeley, Part 1 (4)
Every Path in Berkeley, Part 2 (4)
Every Path in Berkeley, Part 3 (4)
Every Path in Berkeley, Part 4 (4)
Every Path in Berkeley, Part 5 (3)
Every Path in Berkeley, Part 6 (3) 

From Paths to Parks: Favorite Longer Trail Walks (7 to 17 miles)

Over the Hill and into the Park (4)
Strawberry Canyon Fire Trails and Nearby Paths (4)
Havey Canyon and Surrounding Trails (4)
From the Forest to the Ridge (4+)
The Skyline Sampler (5)
The Wildcat Loop (5)
BART to BART Berkeley to Richmond Trail Walk (5)
Through Six Parks: Downtown Berkeley to Oakland and Back on the Bus (5)

And the Ultimate Challenge...The Great Path Walk

The Great Path Walk (5+)