Redwood National and State Parks
Davidson Trail & Elk Prairie Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Davidson Trail & Elk Prairie Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Berry Glenn, CA. It climbs 307 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Davidson Trail & Elk Prairie Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 57–226 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: Cathedral Trees Trail · 41.36399, -124.02192
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Prairie Creek Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cathedral Trees Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Elk Prairie Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Davidson Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Streelow Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Davidson Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miReach Elk Prairie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miBear right onto Streelow Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Davidson Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Elk Prairie Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Cathedral Trees Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Prairie Creek Road, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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
More from Cathedral Trees Trail Trailhead
- Fern Canyon–Davison Trail, 5 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 1,266 ft
- Elk Prairie Trail & Streelow Creek Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 304 ft
- Miner's Ridge Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 1,122 ft
- Elk Prairie Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- West Ridge Trail & Zigzag Trail #2 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,411 ft
- Miner's Ridge Trail via James Irvine Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 674 ft
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