Silver Falls–The Cascades, 11 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. The route passes The Cascades, Silver Falls and Golden Falls. It climbs 2,700 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi771 – 2,293 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Basin Easement Trail 37.21486, -122.22145
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
Directions
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Silver Falls–The Cascades, 11 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 2,700 ft · 6 hr 17 min
Elevation 771–2,292 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Basin Easement Trail · 37.21486, -122.22145
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Basin Easement Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Basin Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Lane Camp Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Middle Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Johansen Road, heading NW.
- 2.6 miSharp left onto Gazos Creek Road, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Whitehouse Canyon Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Anderson Landing Road, heading SW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Sunset Camp Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftPass The Cascades.
- 50 ftPass Silver Falls.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Berry Creek Falls Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftPass Golden Falls.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Henry Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Whitehouse Canyon Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Silver Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Henry Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Berry Creek Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Sunset Camp Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Anderson Landing Road, heading S.
- 1 miBear right onto Whitehouse Canyon Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gazos Creek Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Johansen Road, heading N.
- 2.6 miBear right onto Middle Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Lane Camp Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Basin Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Basin Easement Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
41% dirt59% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
82°60°
Wed
80°50°
Thu
80°49°
Fri
88°59°
Sat
84°54°
Sun
76°48°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Butano Ridge Fire Road 5.2 mi · ▲ 853 ft
- Basin Trail & Butano Ridge Trail via Butano Ridge Fire Road 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,310 ft
- Cutter Scout Camp Pond–Basin Easement Trail, 8 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft
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