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Berkeley Shellmound to Shoreline

Walking
15 Stops
1h 15m
2km
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Tour Overview

From the West Berkeley Shellmound to the Berkeley pier, with an homage to the Strawberry Creek estuary. The walk can be conducted in either direction but starting at the murals at the Berkeley Transit Plaza is recommended. Take Bus 51B from campus to University Avenue & 3rd Street at the train station. The trip concludes on the shore of the Bay at the Berkeley pier, at the Seawall Drive & University Avenue bus stop (Bus 51B). Follow along with the AllTrails map.

Stops

  1. Stop 1: West Berkeley Shellmound

  2. Stop 2: In transit

  3. Stop 3: Tule marsh

  4. Stop 4: Scavenging the past

  5. Stop 5: Crossing the tracks

  6. Stop 6: Aquatic park

  7. Stop 7: Strawberry Valley watershed

  8. Stop 8: Brickyard cove

  9. Stop 9: Brickyard origins

  10. Stop 10: Strawberry Creek estuary

  11. Stop 11: Tidal mudflats

  12. Stop 12: Ground squirrels

  13. Stop 13: Wind and riprap

  14. Stop 14: The beach

  15. Stop 15: Bye bye fog

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