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Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park

Bense Trail–First-Gulch Road, 3 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 59 min

Bense Trail–First-Gulch Road, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park near Douglas Park, CA. It climbs 381 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi246 – 659 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hamilton Road 41.73249, -124.09848
Nearest town Douglas Park, CA
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Bense Trail–First-Gulch Road, 3 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 59 min

Elevation 247–658 ft

Out & Back · Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park

Trailhead: Hamilton Road · 41.73249, -124.09848

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:32 PM

  1. Start on Hamilton Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto First-Gulch Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Bense Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miReach Hamilton Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miBear left onto First-Gulch Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hamilton Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 400 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/bense-trail-first-gulch-road-out-back-3-sights

Weather

Sunrise 6:14 AMSunset 8:32 PM

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