Eastridge Connector Trail & Shadowbrook Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 898 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Eastridge Connector Trail & Shadowbrook Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Riverside Grove, CA. It climbs 898 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Eastridge Connector Trail & Shadowbrook Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 898 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 1,011–1,366 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: 37.17578, -122.20755
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 · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Eastridge Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Sky Meadow Campground Road, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sequoia Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miReach Eastridge Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Sky Meadow Campground Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Eastridge Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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