Redwood National and State Parks
West Ridge Trail & Zigzag Trail #2
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,411 ft · 3 hr 38 min
West Ridge Trail & Zigzag Trail #2 is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Berry Glenn, CA. It climbs 1,411 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West Ridge Trail & Zigzag Trail #2
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,411 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Elevation 140–775 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: Cathedral Trees Trail · 41.36399, -124.02192
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 73°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:32 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cathedral Trees Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Prairie Creek Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Redwood Access Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Karl Knapp Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto West Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 3.7 miBear right onto Zigzag Trail #2, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Karl Knapp Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Rhododendron Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach West Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Karl Knapp Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Zigzag Trail #2, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto West Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 3.7 miTurn left onto Nature Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Karl Knapp Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Redwood Access Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Prairie Creek Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cathedral Trees Trail, 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.
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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
More from Cathedral Trees Trail Trailhead
- Big Tree & Cathedral Trees Trail Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Rhododendron Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 296 ft
- Elk Prairie Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Corkscrew Tree–Big Tree Loop, 3 trees 4.4 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Miner's Ridge Trail via James Irvine Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 674 ft
- Rhododendron Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 891 ft
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