Basin Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 932 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Basin Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 932 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Basin Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 932 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 1,067–1,979 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Skyline To The Sea Trail · 37.19435, -122.21767
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start on Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miBear right onto Basin Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Basin Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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