Basin Easement Trail & Basin Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Basin Easement Trail & Basin Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 489 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Basin Easement Trail & Basin Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,905–2,314 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Lane Camp Trail · 37.21439, -122.22666
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Lane Camp Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Basin Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Basin Easement Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Butano Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Basin Easement Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Basin Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Lane Camp Trail, heading W.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Lane Camp Trail Trailhead
- Connector Trail & Sunset Trail via Hollow Tree Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 2,199 ft
- Basin Easement Trail–Basin Trail, 3 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 2,611 ft
- Connector Trail & Middle Ridge Road via Hollow Tree Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 713 ft
- Hollow Tree Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 502 ft
- Hollow Tree Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,431 ft
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