Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park
Bense Trail–First-Gulch Road, 5 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,248 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Bense Trail–First-Gulch Road, 5 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park near Douglas Park, CA. It climbs 1,248 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi246 – 1,408 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hamilton Road 41.73249, -124.09848
Nearest town Douglas Park, CA
Directions
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Bense Trail–First-Gulch Road, 5 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,248 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Elevation 247–1,407 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
- Start on Hamilton Road, heading SE.
- 1.9 miReach Hamilton Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Smokehouse Road, heading E.
- 2.2 miSharp left onto Teran Road, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Bense Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miBear left onto First-Gulch Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hamilton Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:14 AMSunset 8:32 PM
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