Bulls Spring–Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove Loop, 10 sights is a 13.4-mile loop in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Riverside Grove, CA. The route passes Leonard Redwood Grove, Bulls Spring and Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove. It climbs 2,685 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi971 – 2,060 ft · steepest grade: 22%13.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sequoia Trail 37.17153, -122.22203
Nearest town Riverside Grove, CA
Directions
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Bulls Spring–Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove Loop, 10 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 2,685 ft · 5 hr 49 min
Elevation 972–2,061 ft
Loop · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Sequoia Trail · 37.17153, -122.22203
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 88°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Big Basin Redwoods State Park stop 67 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Leonard Redwood Grove.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Sunset Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Bulls Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Dool Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Middle Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 2.6 miSharp right onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Basin Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Bulls Spring.
- 50 ftPass Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove.
- 300 ftBear left onto East Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 3.2 miTurn right onto Eastridge Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Bob Kirsch Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto Sequoia Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
72% dirt28% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 88°F57°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity42%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 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 1.1 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Big Basin Redwoods State Park stop 67 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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