Westridge Viewpoint & Westridge Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,218 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Westridge Viewpoint & Westridge Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Swanton, CA. The route passes Westridge Viewpoint before reaching Westridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 1,218 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Westridge Viewpoint & Westridge Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,218 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 680–1,569 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: 37.13635, -122.29764
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miPass Westridge Viewpoint.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Westridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Westridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.1 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.
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