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Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Cutter Scout Camp Pond–Butano Fire Road, 5 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,583 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Cutter Scout Camp Pond–Butano Fire Road, 5 sights is a 7.2-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, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 1,583 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,079 – 2,333 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meteor Trail 37.19262, -122.21978
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
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Cutter Scout Camp Pond–Butano Fire Road, 5 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,583 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 1,080–2,333 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

  1. Start on Meteor Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.9 miSharp right onto Middle Ridge Road, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Johansen Road, heading NW.
  4. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Butano Fire Road, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cutter Boy Scout Camp Road, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miReach Cutter Scout Camp Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Butano Fire Road, heading E.
  8. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Middle Ridge Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miSharp left onto Meteor Trail, heading S.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cutter-scout-camp-pond-cutter-scout-camp-pond-out-back-6-sights-12-km-b127

Trail surface

100% dirt

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 1.2 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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