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44 Logs & Red Hill Road via Camper Park is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Seven Springs Natural Reserve near Rincon, CA. It climbs 372 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi732 – 1,079 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: ISB Bridge 36.99950, -122.05895
Nearest town Rincon, CA

Directions

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44 Logs & Red Hill Road via Camper Park

2.8 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 732–1,078 ft

Out & Back · Seven Springs Natural Reserve

Trailhead: ISB Bridge · 36.99950, -122.05895

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: UCSC Colleges 9 and 10 stop 72 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left onto Across Campus, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Spring Road, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto Red Hill Road, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Camper Park, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Red Hill Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto 44 Logs, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miReach Red Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miBear right onto Camper Park, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Red Hill Road, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left onto Spring Road, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Across Campus, heading SE.
  17. 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 73°F51°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 70°54°
Wed 71°52°
Thu 73°56°
Fri 81°60°
Sat 80°61°
Sun 72°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: UCSC Colleges 9 and 10 stop 72 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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