Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Big Ben Tree & Big Ben Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,290 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Big Ben Tree & Big Ben Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park near Brookdale, CA. The route reaches Big Ben Tree at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,290 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Big Ben Tree & Big Ben Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,290 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 1,180–1,891 ft
Out & Back · Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: 37.08395, -122.11286
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Ben Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Fall Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Big Ben Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Lost Empire Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Big Ben Tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Big Ben Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Fall Creek Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Big Ben Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
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- No dogs on part of this route
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More from this trailhead
- Truck Trail 2 mi · ▲ 565 ft
- Truck Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 928 ft
- Big Ben Trail & Fall Creek Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,217 ft
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