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Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Cutter Scout Camp Pond–Basin Easement Trail, 8 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Cutter Scout Camp Pond–Basin Easement Trail, 8 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. The route reaches Cutter Scout Camp Pond at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 1,276 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,814 – 2,333 ft · steepest grade: 25%8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Basin Easement Trail 37.21486, -122.22145
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
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Cutter Scout Camp Pond–Basin Easement Trail, 8 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Elevation 1,814–2,331 ft

Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Trailhead: Basin Easement Trail · 37.21486, -122.22145

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

  1. Start on Basin Easement Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Basin Trail, heading W.
  3. 100 ftBear right onto Lane Camp Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Middle Ridge Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Johansen Road, heading NW.
  8. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Butano Fire Road, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cutter Boy Scout Camp Road, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miReach Cutter Scout Camp Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Butano Fire Road, heading E.
  12. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Middle Ridge Road, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading NW.
  15. 1.7 miTurn right onto Lane Camp Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Basin Trail, heading SE.
  17. 100 ftTurn left onto Basin Easement Trail, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftArrive 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/cutter-scout-camp-pond-cutter-scout-camp-pond-out-back-13-km-0afb

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity22%
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 2.0 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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