Creeping Forest Trail & Meteor Trail via Middle Ridge Road is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 1,637 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,083 – 1,782 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Meteor Trail 37.19262, -122.21978
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
Directions
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Creeping Forest Trail & Meteor Trail via Middle Ridge Road
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,637 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,082–1,783 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Meteor Trail · 37.19262, -122.21978
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Meteor Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Middle Ridge Road, heading S.
- 1.9 miBear left onto Dool Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Gazos Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Creeping Forest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Meteor Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Gazos Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dool Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Middle Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Meteor Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F52°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity41%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
77°55°
Wed
73°50°
Thu
83°53°
Fri
92°63°
Sat
88°58°
Sun
80°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Meteor Trail Trailhead
- Connector Trail & Meteor Trail via Middle Ridge Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,178 ft
- Connector Trail–Hollow Tree Trail, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 994 ft
- Basin Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 932 ft
- Dool Trail & Meteor Trail via Middle Ridge Road 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,279 ft
- Gazos Creek Road & Meteor Trail via Middle Ridge Road 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,488 ft
- Cutter Scout Camp Pond–Butano Fire Road, 5 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,583 ft
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