Vine Lane

1 star for the beautiful houses around this neighborhood
This is definitely not a hiking spot it is more like an alley way surrounded by beautiful homes. I was hoping this was a nice hiking trail, but sadly it turned out to be a disappointment and a 3 minute stroll…

I agree whole-​heartedly with the first reviewer of this hidden gem (Ciana W.) and I just want to add that there are tons of hidden paths like this in Berkeley.
would tell you all about them, with detailed maps and walking guides provided.
This is one of the many things that make Berkeley so charming and loveable. There are so many stone stairways and narrow footpaths paved with fallen leaves hidden in all these quiet, unassuming neighborhoods! I live in the Elmwood area and, wow, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Oak Knoll, Pine Path, Garber St, Oak Path… just north of my neigborhood. I also LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Mosswood and Orchard path north of the International House. And now, I discovered this hidden treasure of Vine Lane and Rose Walk!
Absolutely five stars. And thank you SO MUCH
for preserving them!

Are you ready to fall down the rabbit hole into a true-​blue wonderland?
The delirium and dementia of Telegraph Avenue are equally and oppositely reflected in the glamour and mystery of Vine Lane, one of Berkeley’s many secret hidden pathways.
This is my gift to you: take a walk up through Vine Lane to the Berkeley Rose Garden. Start by putting on your comfy shoes and wandering up the hill that is Euclid Street, taking careful note of the gorgeous, dilapidated old houses, the swooping trees, and the almost eerie peacefulness of North Side. Hang a right at Cedar Street, and look westward out to the Bay. By the time you make a right on Hawthorne Terrace, you’ll be in a completely different world, and to prove it, there is Vine Lane.
Tucked away so delicately that you could almost miss it, there between the Gothic Revival and Arts & Crafts homes, is a small pathway cutting up the hill. It is as simple as that — a pathway, or miniature pedestrian route built sometime around the turn of the century. Walking silently, respectfully, and ever upwards, you can just feel the stillness of the hillside, and you can appreciate the idealistic thoughtfulness of the city planners who built these paths.
Vine Lane is aptly named because the walls of the residences, most of which are set off the path by several yards, are covered in luscious vegetation. It’s worth going to see the changing colors in both fall and spring. At the top of the mount hangs a small lantern and sign in wrought iron, proclaiming «VINE LANE» in an elegant script.
This place is unexpected, charming, and a complete relic of Berkeley’s mystical and lurid past. Continue on to Cordonices Park and the Berkeley Rose Garden if you want to keep falling further into that rabbit hole…