Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park
Childs-Hill & Hamilton Road
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,996 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Childs-Hill & Hamilton Road is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park near Douglas Park, CA. It climbs 1,996 ft. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Childs-Hill & Hamilton Road
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,996 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Elevation 247–2,173 ft
Out & Back · Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Hamilton Road · 41.73249, -124.09848
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
- Start on Hamilton Road, heading SE.
- 3.6 miBear left onto Childs-Hill, heading SE.
- 3.1 miReach Hamilton Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miBear right onto Hamilton Road, heading W.
- 3.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~202 min). Leave by 3:37 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Hamilton Road Trailhead
- B&B-Spur–Hamilton Road, 3 sights 8.7 mi · ▲ 930 ft
- Hamilton Road–Westbranch Road, 3 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 763 ft
- Baldhill-Spur Road–Couger Road, 3 sights 8 mi · ▲ 1,182 ft
- Cabin-Spur–Cull Spur, 6 sights 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft
- Bense Trail–First-Gulch Road, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 381 ft
- Couger Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 356 ft
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