WALK UCSD in partnership with Human Resources
UC San Diego's picturesque campus is a great place to explore for walkers of all fitness levels.
Click a route names below for individual google maps. If you have a favorite route that isn't on campus, try Google's free Gmap Pedometer to plot it and calculate the number of steps.
Campus Loop
8,000 steps (4 miles), one hill
Discover the beauty of UCSD's natural environment in this extended walk around the perimeter of the main campus.
Chancellor's Challenge 5K
6,200 steps (3.1 miles), one hill
From the north campus recreation/ athletic fields to Library Walk, follow the route of the Chancellor's Challenge 5K Run/Walk for Scholars, held each fall.
East-West Connect
3,000 steps (1.5 miles), easy
This sidewalk route crosses the I-5 to connect the east and west portions of campus. See the Triton Baseball Stadium, UCSD's Preuss School, and the towering Challenge Course.
Eucalyptus Trail
2,000 steps (1 mile), easy to moderate
A trail on uneven terrain winds through a shady fringe of eucalyptus trees; thousands were planted here for use as railway ties by the Santa Fe Railway.
Pepper Canyon Circuit
1,500 steps (0.75 miles), easy
Enjoy the vistas into Pepper Canyon from this winding walk around its perimeter.
Med School Mosey
1,000 steps (0.5 miles), easy
The UCSD School of Medicine enrolled its first class in 1968. Take a quick jaunt around the manicured quads of the Stein Clinical Research and Leichtag Family Foundation Biomedical Research buildings.
Recreation Ridge Walk
4,000 steps (2 miles), easy
A straight path through the heart of campus traverses four colleges — Roosevelt, Marshall, Muir and Revelle — past RIMAC and Mandeville Center.
Sun God Stroll
1,000 steps (0.5 miles), easy
Campus walkways trace an easy route around Niki de Saint Phalle's Sun God, the inaugural piece of UCSD's Stuart Collection and popular campus landmark.
East Campus Amble
1,500 steps (0.75 miles), easy
An easy path circles UCSD Medical Center - La Jolla, one of San Diego's premier medical facilities.
