AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Portola Redwoods State Park

Back Road via Slate Creek Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 58 min

Back Road via Slate Creek Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Portola Redwoods State Park near Vista Verde, CA. It climbs 461 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi476 – 837 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Slate Creek Road 37.26594, -122.21090
Nearest town Vista Verde, CA
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Back Road via Slate Creek Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 58 min

Elevation 476–838 ft

Out & Back · Portola Redwoods State Park

Trailhead: Slate Creek Road · 37.26594, -122.21090

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

  1. Start on Slate Creek Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miReach Back Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/back-road-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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