Coastal Trail & Hidden Beach Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Requa, CA. It climbs 1,127 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi43 – 617 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: California Coastal Trail Klamath Section 41.55436, -124.08596
Nearest town Requa, CA
Directions
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Coastal Trail & Hidden Beach Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,127 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 43–618 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: California Coastal Trail Klamath Section · 41.55436, -124.08596
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on California Coastal Trail Klamath Section, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Coastal Trail, heading NW.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Hidden Beach Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Coastal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Coastal Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto California Coastal Trail Klamath Section, heading NE.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:19 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:59 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:19 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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