Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove–East Ridge Road, 3 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Riverside Grove, CA. The route reaches Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 1,528 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi988 – 1,818 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Campground Connector Trail 37.16864, -122.21672
Nearest town Riverside Grove, CA
Directions
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Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove–East Ridge Road, 3 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,528 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 987–1,816 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Campground Connector Trail · 37.16864, -122.21672
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 88°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Big Basin Redwoods State Park stop 606 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto East Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto East Ridge Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto East Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 3.2 miReach Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miSharp left onto East Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto East Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
39% dirt2% paved59% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 88°F57°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity42%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
84°58°
Wed
82°52°
Thu
83°53°
Fri
92°63°
Sat
88°58°
Sun
80°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Big Basin Redwoods State Park stop 606 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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