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Portola Redwoods State Park

Coyote Ridge Trail–Iverson Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 1,204 ft · 2 hr

Coyote Ridge Trail–Iverson Trail, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Portola Redwoods State Park near La Honda, CA. It climbs 1,204 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi420 – 1,194 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shingle Mill Trail 37.27565, -122.22432
Nearest town La Honda, CA
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Coyote Ridge Trail–Iverson Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 1,204 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 421–1,194 ft

Out & Back · Portola Redwoods State Park

Trailhead: Shingle Mill Trail · 37.27565, -122.22432

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Upper Coyote Ridge Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Coyote Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.8 miBear left onto Iverson Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miReach Upper Coyote Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Coyote Ridge Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Upper Coyote Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.1 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/coyote-ridge-trail-iverson-trail-out-back-4-sights-7-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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