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Largest Coast Redwood family circle and probably site of one of the Navigation Tree, Stone mount of Historic Plaque in foreground right.jpg
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Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park

Cinderella Trail–Golden Spike Trail, 5 sights

10.5 mi · ▲ 2,254 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Cinderella Trail–Golden Spike Trail, 5 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park near Redwood Heights, CA. It climbs 2,254 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 1,496 ft · steepest grade: 34%11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Trail 37.81766, -122.18930
Nearest town Redwood Heights, CA
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Cinderella Trail–Golden Spike Trail, 5 sights

10.5 mi · ▲ 2,254 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Elevation 651–1,496 ft

Out & Back · Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park

Trailhead: West Trail · 37.81766, -122.18930

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

  1. Start on West Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Castle Park Trail, heading SW.
  3. 400 ftContinue straight onto Cinderella Trail, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftBear left onto Sunset Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sinawik Cabin, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Cinderella Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miBear left onto Sequoia-Bayview Trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Castle Park Trail, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Fern Ravine Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto Camp Trail, heading SW.
  11. 400 ftSharp right onto Roberts Ridge Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Graham Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Dunn Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.8 miBear left onto Monteiro Trail, heading N.
  15. 150 ftBear right onto Dunn Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Golden Spike Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left onto Tate Trail, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Golden Spike Trail, heading S.
  19. 1.4 miReach Cinderella Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Tate Trail, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Golden Spike Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Dunn Trail, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Monteiro Trail, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftBear right onto Dunn Trail, heading SW.
  25. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Graham Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miSharp left onto Camp Trail, heading W.
  28. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left onto Castle Park Trail, heading W.
  30. 150 ftTurn left onto Sequoia-Bayview Trail, heading W.
  31. 50 ftBear right onto Cinderella Trail, heading SW.
  32. 0.6 miBear right onto Sinawik Cabin, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Trail, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftBear right onto Cinderella Trail, heading W.
  35. 100 ftContinue straight onto Castle Park Trail, heading W.
  36. 400 ftBear left onto West Trail, heading NW.
  37. 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/cinderella-trail-golden-spike-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

92% dirt4% paved2% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.

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