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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Across Campus, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Spring Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Red Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Camper Park, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Red Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto 44 Logs, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Red Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Camper Park, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Spring Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Across Campus, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
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
More from ISB Bridge Trailhead
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- Tree 9 via Seep Zone Interpretive Trail 1.2 mi · ▲ 238 ft
- Camper Park via Chinquapin Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 312 ft
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- Arboretum Pond–Camper Park, 6 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 1,314 ft
- Prometheus–Eagle Viewpoint, 9 sights 14.2 mi · ▲ 1,728 ft
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