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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

Cable Car Beach & Big Rock Hole Trail via Eagle Creek Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 792 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Cable Car Beach & Big Rock Hole Trail via Eagle Creek Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park near Camp Evers, CA. The route reaches Cable Car Beach. It climbs 792 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi338 – 676 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Columbine Trail 37.03474, -122.04282
Nearest town Camp Evers, CA
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Directions

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Cable Car Beach & Big Rock Hole Trail via Eagle Creek Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 792 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 336–676 ft

Out & Back · Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

Trailhead: Columbine Trail · 37.03474, -122.04282

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Columbine Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pine Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miPass Cable Car Beach.
  5. 100 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Road, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right onto Ridge Fire Road, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Big Rock Hole Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miReach Cable Car Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right onto Ridge Fire Road, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left onto Pipeline Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Pine Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Columbine Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cable-car-beach-big-rock-hole-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

24% paved21% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 77°F51°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity100%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 75°53°
Wed 78°53°
Thu 93°57°
Fri 101°63°
Sat 95°64°
Sun 91°56°

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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