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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

Big Ben Trail & Fall Creek Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,217 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Big Ben Trail & Fall Creek Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park near Brookdale, CA. It climbs 1,217 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 1,693 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.08395, -122.11286
Nearest town Brookdale, CA
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Big Ben Trail & Fall Creek Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,217 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 668–1,693 ft

Out & Back · Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

Trailhead: 37.08395, -122.11286

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Ben Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miBear left onto Fall Creek Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miReach Big Ben Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.8 miBear right onto Big Ben Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/big-ben-trail-fall-creek-trail-out-back

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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