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Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve

Bald Knob Trail–Borden Hatch Mill Trail, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 848 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Bald Knob Trail–Borden Hatch Mill Trail, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve near Grabtown, CA. It climbs 848 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 1,631 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bald Knob Trail 37.42418, -122.34350
Nearest town Grabtown, CA
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Bald Knob Trail–Borden Hatch Mill Trail, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 848 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 813–1,632 ft

Out & Back · Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Bald Knob Trail · 37.42418, -122.34350

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Bald Knob Trail, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Borden Hatch Mill Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Grabtown Gulch Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.1 miReach Bald Knob Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miBear right onto Borden Hatch Mill Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bald Knob Trail, heading W.
  7. 200 ftArrive 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/bald-knob-trail-out-back

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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