Connector Trail & Meteor Trail via Middle Ridge Road
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,178 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Connector Trail & Meteor Trail via Middle Ridge Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 1,178 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Connector Trail & Meteor Trail via Middle Ridge Road
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,178 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 1,082–2,061 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 miSharp right onto Middle Ridge Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Meteor Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Middle Ridge Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Meteor Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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