Coastal Trail Skunk Cabbage section via California Coastal Trail is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Berry Glenn, CA. It climbs 1,129 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 561 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.38495, -124.06911
Nearest town Berry Glenn, CA
Directions
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Coastal Trail Skunk Cabbage section via California Coastal Trail
14.3 mi · ▲ 1,129 ft · 5 hr 20 min
Elevation 1–560 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: 41.38495, -124.06911
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:32 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Coastal Trail Skunk Cabbage section, heading S.
- 7 miReach Coastal Trail Skunk Cabbage section, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 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
54% dirt46% sand
Weather
OvercastTemperature 73°F51°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity63%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue
75°58°
Wed
84°53°
Thu
82°61°
Fri
84°59°
Sat
85°61°
Sun
86°60°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 8:11 PM for the 8:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Elk Prairie Trail & Miner's Ridge Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 1,310 ft
- Clintonia Trail & Friendship Ridge Trail 14.4 mi · ▲ 1,819 ft
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