Clintonia Trail & Friendship Ridge Trail is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Berry Glenn, CA. It climbs 1,819 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi30 – 804 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Miner's Ridge Trail 41.38465, -124.06729
Nearest town Berry Glenn, CA
Directions
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Clintonia Trail & Friendship Ridge Trail
14.4 mi · ▲ 1,819 ft · 5 hr 43 min
Elevation 29–805 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: Miner's Ridge Trail · 41.38465, -124.06729
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 on Miner's Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Clintonia Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto James Irvine Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Friendship Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 2.6 miReach Clintonia Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miSharp left onto James Irvine Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Clintonia Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Miner's Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
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°
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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