Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve
Elbow Tree via Bald Knob Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 939 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elbow Tree via Bald Knob Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve near Grabtown, CA. The route reaches Elbow Tree at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 939 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Elbow Tree via Bald Knob Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 939 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 1,351–1,917 ft
Out & Back · Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Bald Knob Trail · 37.42418, -122.34350
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Irish Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 2.2 miReach Elbow Tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Bald Knob Trail Trailhead
- Bald Knob Trail–Borden Hatch Mill Trail, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 848 ft
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