Best hikes in Redwood National and State Parks
Ambleway maps 54 hikes in Redwood National and State Parks, from a 1.1-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. 45 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Tall Trees Grove–Emerald Ridge Trail Loop, 3 sights. The biggest climb is Elam Creek Loop & McArthur Creek Loop Loop, gaining 2,871 ft, and the network tops out at 2,654 ft.
- Fern Canyon–Gold Bluffs Beach, 3 sights 1.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Grove of Titans via Mill Creek Trail 1.3 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Lady Bird Grove & Lady Bird Grove Trail 1.4 mi · ▲ 91 ft
- Crescent Beach & Coastal Trail 1.6 mi · ▲ 205 ft
- Mill Creek Horse Trail (North) 2 mi · ▲ 589 ft
- Rhododendron Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Saddler Skyline & Trestle Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 389 ft
- Ellsworth Loop Trail & Leiffer Loop Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 574 ft
- Rellim Ridge Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 524 ft
- Mill Creek Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Quarry Pond–Mill Creek Horse Trail (East Loop), 4 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Hope Creek Trail & Ten Taypo Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 719 ft
- Lyons Ranch Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 599 ft
- Hobbs Wall Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 750 ft
- C.R.E.A. Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,025 ft
- Ossagon Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 761 ft
- Tall Trees Grove–Emerald Ridge Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 664 ft
- Mill Creek Horse Trail & Reservoir Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 795 ft
- Boy Scout Tree & Boy Scout Tree Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 601 ft
- Miner's Ridge Trail via James Irvine Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 674 ft
- T500 Road & T710 Road Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 747 ft
- Streelow Creek Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Alder Basin & Trestle Loop 5.4 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- California Coastal Trail Tey-wo-lew Section 5.7 mi · ▲ 345 ft
- Coastal Trail & Hidden Beach Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,127 ft
- Streelow Creek Trail via Davidson Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Corkscrew Tree–Big Tree Loop, 5 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 774 ft
- Klamath River Overlook–Lagoon Pond, 3 sights 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,200 ft
- Lost Man Creek Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,426 ft
- Redwood Creek–Orick Horse Trail, 3 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,405 ft
- California Coastal Trail Flint Ridge Viewpoint & California Coastal Trail Flint Ridge 8.6 mi · ▲ 2,027 ft
- Miner's Ridge Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 1,122 ft
- Redwood Creek Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 700 ft
- Dolason Prairie Trail–Emerald Ridge Trail, 3 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 2,571 ft
- Olgatree Road 10.2 mi · ▲ 2,342 ft
- McArthur Creek Loop Loop 10.9 mi · ▲ 1,749 ft
- Gold Bluffs Beach–California Coastal Trail, 4 sights 10.9 mi · ▲ 754 ft
- Howland Summit–Mill Creek Horse Trail (North), 5 sights 11.4 mi · ▲ 1,897 ft
- Wilson Creek Beach & California Coastal Trail 12.2 mi · ▲ 2,450 ft
- Friendship Ridge Trail–James Irvine Trail Loop, 4 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 1,647 ft
- Coastal Trail Skunk Cabbage section via California Coastal Trail 14.3 mi · ▲ 1,129 ft
- Clintonia Trail & Friendship Ridge Trail 14.4 mi · ▲ 1,819 ft
- Elam Creek Loop & McArthur Creek Loop Loop 14.6 mi · ▲ 2,871 ft
- Big Tree–Brown Creek Trail Loop, 7 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 2,201 ft
- 44 Creek Loop 15.9 mi · ▲ 1,734 ft
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- Lagoon Pond–Wilson Creek Beach, 3 beaches 1.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Stout Grove–River Trail, 3 sights 1.3 mi · ▲ 88 ft
- Redwood Access Trail via Foothill Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Wellman Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 933 ft
- Freshwater Lagoon–Redwood Creek Beach, 3 beaches 3.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Hatton Trail & Simpson-Reed Grove Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 390 ft
- Elk Prairie Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Davison Trail & Trillium Falls Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 753 ft
- Hatton Trail–Hiouchi Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 436 ft