Garden of Weeden–Geoff's Trail, 5 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park near Rincon, CA. It climbs 976 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Garden of Weeden–Geoff's Trail, 5 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 976 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 390–990 ft
Out & Back · Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Fuel Break Road · 37.00537, -122.05932
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Social Sciences 2 stop 448 m from the trailhead
- Start on Fuel Break Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Garden of Weeden, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Geoff's Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Chinquapin Road, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Hillbilly, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach Garden of Weeden, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Chinquapin Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Geoff's Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Swamp Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Garden of Weeden, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Fuel Break Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:53 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 13 min before dark.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Social Sciences 2 stop 448 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Fuel Break Road Trailhead
- Tree 9–Garden of Weeden, 4 sights 0.9 mi · ▲ 146 ft
- Prometheus via Spring Road 1 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Geoff's Trail–Lower Pipeline / Pipe Dream, 4 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Fuel Break Road–North Fuel Break Road, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Camper Park & North Meadow Trail via Chinquapin Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- Tree 9–Chinquapin Road, 6 sights 5 mi · ▲ 363 ft
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