Redwood National and State Parks
Elam Creek Loop & McArthur Creek Loop Loop
14.6 mi · ▲ 2,871 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Elam Creek Loop & McArthur Creek Loop Loop is a 14.6-mile loop in Redwood National and State Parks near Orick, CA. It climbs 2,871 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Elam Creek Loop & McArthur Creek Loop Loop
14.6 mi · ▲ 2,871 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Elevation 96–1,331 ft
Loop · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: 41.27033, -124.08178
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 69°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:32 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left onto McArthur Creek Loop, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Ridge Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto McArthur Creek Loop, heading SE.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Elam Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 7.1 miTurn left onto McArthur Creek Loop, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 2.1 miThe loop closes 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:12 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:32 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:03 PM.
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- No dogs on part of this route
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More from this trailhead
- McArthur Creek Loop 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,086 ft
- McArthur Creek Loop 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,894 ft
- McArthur Creek Loop 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,484 ft
- McArthur Creek Loop Loop 10.9 mi · ▲ 1,749 ft
- McArthur Creek Loop 11.6 mi · ▲ 1,709 ft
- McArthur Creek Loop Loop 12 mi · ▲ 1,916 ft
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