The Statue Of Responsibility–Connector Trail, 3 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. The route reaches The Statue Of Responsibility at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 2,278 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi978 – 2,060 ft · steepest grade: 19%10.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Skyline To The Sea Trail 37.19435, -122.21767
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
Directions
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The Statue Of Responsibility–Connector Trail, 3 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 2,278 ft · 4 hr 34 min
Elevation 978–2,061 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Skyline To The Sea Trail · 37.19435, -122.21767
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start on Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Middle Ridge Road, heading SW.
- 2.6 miSharp right onto Dool Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftReach The Statue Of Responsibility, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Dool Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Middle Ridge Road, heading N.
- 2.6 miSharp right onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 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
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Skyline To The Sea Trail Trailhead
- Barranca Knolls–Johansen Road, 5 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 3,767 ft
- Connector Trail–Hollow Tree Trail, 5 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 2,192 ft
- Dool Trail & Meteor Trail via Middle Ridge Road 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,279 ft
- Creeping Forest Trail & Meteor Trail via Middle Ridge Road 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,637 ft
- Connector Trail–Hollow Tree Trail, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 994 ft
- Gazos Creek Road & Meteor Trail via Middle Ridge Road 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,488 ft
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