Redwood National and State Parks
Friendship Ridge Trail & Ossagon Trail
12.7 mi · ▲ 2,395 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Friendship Ridge Trail & Ossagon Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Hoppaw, CA. It climbs 2,395 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Friendship Ridge Trail & Ossagon Trail
12.7 mi · ▲ 2,395 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Elevation 19–809 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: Hope Creek Trail · 41.43891, -124.04053
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ossagon Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Davison Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto West Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Friendship Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 2.6 miTurn right onto James Irvine Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Ossagon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Friendship Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 2.6 miSharp left onto West Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Davison Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ossagon Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Hope Creek Trail Trailhead
- California Coastal Trail–Carruther's Cove Trail, 3 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,461 ft
- Gold Bluffs Beach–Davison Trail, 3 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 816 ft
- Fern Canyon–Davison Trail, 4 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 970 ft
- Ossagon Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 761 ft
- Hope Creek Trail & Ten Taypo Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 719 ft
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