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.
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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 Aug 3: Fog, high 80°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Kiln Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cape Horn Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Fall Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Big Ben Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miReach Kiln Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Fall Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Cape Horn Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Kiln Fire Road, heading NW.
- 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.
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- No dogs on part of this route
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More from Kiln Fire Road Trailhead
- Fall Creek Fire Road–Fall Creek South Fork Trail, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 680 ft
- Cape Horn Trail & Kiln Fire Road via Fall Creek Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,214 ft
- Fall Creek Fire Road–Fall Creek South Fork Trail, 5 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 801 ft
- Cape Horn Trail–Kiln Fire Road, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,313 ft
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