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Big Basin Redwoods State Park

East Ridge Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 638 ft · 1 hr 7 min

East Ridge Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Forest Springs, CA. It climbs 638 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 1,303 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: SttS/Hihn Connector Trail 37.16555, -122.22514
Nearest town Forest Springs, CA
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East Ridge Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 638 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 941–1,303 ft

Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Trailhead: SttS/Hihn Connector Trail · 37.16555, -122.22514

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Big Basin Redwoods State Park stop 783 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Hihn Hammond Road, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Blooms Creek Trail, heading E.
  3. 500 ftTurn right onto East Ridge Trail, heading S.
  4. 1 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 250 ftReach East Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left onto Blooms Creek Trail, heading NW.
  7. 500 ftTurn right onto Hihn Hammond Road, heading N.
  8. 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/blooms-creek-trail-east-ridge-trail-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

4% dirt1% paved95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Big Basin Redwoods State Park stop 783 m from the trailhead

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