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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

Big Ben Trail–Cape Horn Trail, 4 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 2,045 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Big Ben Trail–Cape Horn Trail, 4 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park near Brackney, CA. It climbs 2,045 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi666 – 1,801 ft · steepest grade: 23%8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kiln Fire Road 37.05400, -122.09687
Nearest town Brackney, CA
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Big Ben Trail–Cape Horn Trail, 4 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 2,045 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Elevation 667–1,803 ft

Out & Back · Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

Trailhead: Kiln Fire Road · 37.05400, -122.09687

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Kiln Fire Road, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cape Horn Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right onto Fall Creek Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miBear right onto Big Ben Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.8 miReach Kiln Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.8 miBear left onto Fall Creek Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miSharp left onto Cape Horn Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Kiln Fire Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fall-creek-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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