Big Trees Trail & Graham Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park near Redwood Heights, CA. It climbs 649 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi968 – 1,503 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dunn Trail 37.80417, -122.17756
Nearest town Redwood Heights, CA
Directions
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Big Trees Trail & Graham Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 649 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 968–1,502 ft
Out & Back · Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park
Trailhead: Dunn Trail · 37.80417, -122.17756
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Skyline Boulevard & Crestmont Drive stop 116 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dunn Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Graham Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Camp Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach Graham Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Roberts Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Graham Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Dunn Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
94% dirt5% gravel1% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Skyline Boulevard & Crestmont Drive stop 116 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Dunn Trail Trailhead
- Graham Viewpoint–The Grand View, 3 viewpoints 2.2 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- Redwood Peak & Graham Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 392 ft
- Baccharis Trail–Dunn Trail, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 439 ft
- Dunn Trail–Monteiro Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,003 ft
- Big Trees Trail & Graham Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 836 ft
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