Connector Trail & Middle Ridge Road via Hollow Tree Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 713 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Connector Trail & Middle Ridge Road via Hollow Tree Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 713 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Connector Trail & Middle Ridge Road via Hollow Tree Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 713 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 1,814–2,293 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Lane Camp Trail · 37.21439, -122.22666
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Lane Camp Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Middle Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Lane Camp Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 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 2.2 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Toilets at the trailhead
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- Hollow Tree Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 502 ft
- Basin Easement Trail & Basin Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 489 ft
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