Redwood National and State Parks
Elk Prairie Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elk Prairie Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Berry Glenn, CA. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Elk Prairie Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 70–226 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: Cathedral Trees Trail · 41.36399, -124.02192
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 73°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:32 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cathedral Trees Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Elk Prairie Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Davidson Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Elk Prairie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Elk Prairie Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Cathedral Trees Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 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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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Rhododendron Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 296 ft
- Corkscrew Tree–Big Tree Loop, 3 trees 4.4 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Miner's Ridge Trail via James Irvine Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 674 ft
- Rhododendron Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 891 ft
- Clintonia Trail–James Irvine Trail, 3 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 841 ft
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