East Ridge Road–Eastridge Connector Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile loop in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Riverside Grove, CA. It climbs 497 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi991 – 1,473 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.16814, -122.21275
Nearest town Riverside Grove, CA
Directions
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East Ridge Road–Eastridge Connector Trail Loop, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 992–1,473 ft
Loop · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: 37.16814, -122.21275
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 88°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto East Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto East Ridge Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Eastridge Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
3% paved1% dirt96% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 88°F57°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity42%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
84°58°
Wed
82°52°
Thu
84°53°
Fri
92°64°
Sat
88°58°
Sun
81°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
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