East Ridge Trail–Eastridge Connector Trail, 3 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,735 ft · 3 hr 14 min
East Ridge Trail–Eastridge Connector Trail, 3 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Riverside Grove, CA. It climbs 1,735 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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East Ridge Trail–Eastridge Connector Trail, 3 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,735 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Elevation 1,059–1,816 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: 37.17596, -122.20499
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Eastridge Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Eastridge Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto East Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 2.4 miSharp left onto Rogers Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Eastridge Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto East Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Eastridge Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Eastridge Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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