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Brown Creek Trail–Foothill Trail, 4 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,517 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Brown Creek Trail–Foothill Trail, 4 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Berry Glenn, CA. It climbs 1,517 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 906 ft · steepest grade: 27%11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cal Barrel Road 41.37892, -123.99901
Nearest town Berry Glenn, CA
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Brown Creek Trail–Foothill Trail, 4 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,517 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Elevation 137–907 ft

Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks

Trailhead: Cal Barrel Road · 41.37892, -123.99901

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:32 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rhododendron Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left onto South Fork Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Foothill Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.3 miSharp right onto Karl Knapp Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Nature Trail, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftReach South Fork Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto West Ridge Trail, heading W.
  8. 2.2 miTurn right onto Zigzag Trail #1, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Karl Knapp Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto South Fork Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left onto Brown Creek Trail, heading NE.
  12. 1 miSharp right onto Rhododendron Trail, heading E.
  13. 2.1 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/brown-creek-trail-foothill-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

98% dirt1% gravel1% boardwalk

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F54°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity44%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue 86°64°
Wed 76°60°
Thu 79°57°
Fri 80°56°
Sat 82°58°
Sun 82°57°

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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