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Big Basin Redwoods State Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi1,814 – 2,293 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lane Camp Trail 37.21439, -122.22666
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lane Camp Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto Middle Ridge Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miReach Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.7 miSharp left onto Lane Camp Trail, heading N.
  9. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/connector-trail-middle-ridge-road-out-back

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 82°60°
Wed 80°50°
Thu 80°49°
Fri 88°59°
Sat 84°54°
Sun 76°48°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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