Bulls Spring–Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove Loop, 11 sights is a 13.5-mile loop in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Riverside Grove, CA. The route passes Leonard Redwood Grove, Father-of-the-Forest, Bulls Spring and Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove. It climbs 2,424 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi971 – 2,060 ft · steepest grade: 26%13.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Campground Connector Trail 37.16864, -122.21672
Nearest town Riverside Grove, CA
Directions
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Bulls Spring–Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove Loop, 11 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 2,424 ft · 5 hr 43 min
Elevation 972–2,061 ft
Loop · 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.
- 350 ftBear left onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bob Kirsch Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right onto Sequoia Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miPass Leonard Redwood Grove.
- 400 ftBear left onto Redwood Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftPass Father-of-the-Forest.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Dool Trail, heading NE.
- 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 N.
- 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.
- 450 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.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 400 ftThe 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
67% dirt1% paved32% 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 1.6 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 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
More from Campground Connector Trail Trailhead
- Sempervirens Falls–East Ridge Road, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 641 ft
- Buzzards Roost–Blooms Creek Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,218 ft
- Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove–East Ridge Road, 3 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,528 ft
- Leonard Redwood Grove–Johansen Road, 5 sights 15.8 mi · ▲ 2,712 ft
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