Bulls Spring–Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove, 6 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Riverside Grove, CA. The route passes Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove and Bulls Spring. It climbs 2,601 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,011 – 1,992 ft · steepest grade: 24%13.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.17578, -122.20755
Nearest town Riverside Grove, CA
Directions
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Bulls Spring–Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove, 6 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 2,601 ft · 5 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,011–1,992 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: 37.17578, -122.20755
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 88°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Eastridge Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto East Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 3.1 miPass Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove.
- 100 ftPass Bulls Spring.
- 300 ftBear right onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Basin Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading W.
- 2.2 miReach Bulls Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miBear right onto Basin Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto East Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 3.2 miTurn right onto Eastridge Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
68% dirt32% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 88°F57°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
84°57°
Wed
82°52°
Thu
83°53°
Fri
92°63°
Sat
88°58°
Sun
80°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Eastridge Connector Trail & Shadowbrook Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 898 ft
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