Connector Trail & Middle Ridge Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 423 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Connector Trail & Middle Ridge Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 423 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Connector Trail & Middle Ridge Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 423 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,814–2,264 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Butano Fire Road · 37.21570, -122.23200
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Johansen Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Middle Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Middle Ridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Middle Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Johansen Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 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 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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