Berkeley, Calif - what are some good places to run around there?

tons of places...if you are right on campus just run up to the stadium and keep going up centennial drive until you hit a parking lot on the left, from there take the fire trail / roadthat is a decent 6 to 7 miler with cool views and some nice treesfrom there if you wanted to go longer just keep going at end of firetrail past the msri buildings to the preserve... from there pick a map and there are literally tons of options to run foreverif you can get to redwood regional there is some cool trails from there, combine it with joaquin miller and you have a great runit is too bad you won't have a car, a short trip over richmond bridge to mt. tam and surrounding would give you some of the best trail running there is bar nonebut if you want to stick to running from campus, strawberry canyon (the run I described first) is fun

SoCal-er wrote:

I am going to be on the Cal Berkeley campus this weekend. What are some good places to get in a 7-10 miler ?? Anything with trails would be optimal. ALso, if I don't have to drive to a place that would even be more ideal but open to a short drive.

THanks

sorry should say parking lot on the RIGHT

parking lot on the left, from there take the fire trail / road

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Also, further up on Centennial Drive is Tilden Regional park. Miles of dirt trails.

It's either a short drive, or a bitch of a steep ass run to get there. I think you could take the shuttle too since the labs are up there.

yeah that is what i meant by continuing on after strawberry canyonbut yeah that is a good idea (the shuttle) - sometimes i found tilden to be annoying thoughstrawberry canyon had the initial hill that wasn't too bad and then the nice flat section at top, you get a bit of everything

former bay area guy wrote:

Also, further up on Centennial Drive is Tilden Regional park. Miles of dirt trails.

It's either a short drive, or a bitch of a steep ass run to get there. I think you could take the shuttle too since the labs are up there.

go to Skyline Gate at Redwood Regional park if you're open to a short drive. Once there, take West Ridge out to the Orchard trail and turn left (about 3 miles in.) then turn left on the French trail. continue on the French trail back to west ridge, then turn right on West ridge and limp back to your car, cause that run is hilly.

Or just run up the fire trail like the first guy said.

helpful websites:

www.ebparks.org

www.transportsrunswim.com

(anyone there can explain how to get to any of these runs. I work there, too)

www.mapmyrun.com

...thanks for all the great ideas!

I'll do a 10.5-miler in the Oakland Hills with you on Saturday around 1-2 p.m. if you want. I have a car and can PU/drop you off somewhere. I'm a master's guy, in so-so 17-minute 5K shape.

Shoot me an e-mail at Cerose AT aol DOT com if you're up for it and I will be off-line for the next few hours.