Fern Canyon Trail & Old Logging Road Trail Loop is a 3.4-mile loop in Van Damme State Park near Albion, CA. It climbs 449 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi180 – 610 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Logging Road Trail 39.26375, -123.73731
Nearest town Albion, CA
Directions
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Fern Canyon Trail & Old Logging Road Trail Loop
3.4 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 181–609 ft
Loop · Van Damme State Park
Trailhead: Old Logging Road Trail · 39.26375, -123.73731
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 67°F / low 50° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pygmy Forest Self-Guided Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Old Logging Road Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Fern Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 2 miBear left onto Old Logging Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Pygmy Forest Self-Guided Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 67°F50°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat
62°51°
Sun
69°48°
Mon
77°45°
Tue
74°51°
Wed
71°49°
Thu
78°57°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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