Redwood National and State Parks
Gold Bluffs Beach–Davison Trail, 3 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 816 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Gold Bluffs Beach–Davison Trail, 3 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Hoppaw, CA. The route reaches Gold Bluffs Beach at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 816 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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Gold Bluffs Beach–Davison Trail, 3 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 816 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Elevation 18–734 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.
- 2.9 miReach Gold Bluffs Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miTurn right onto Ossagon Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 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 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 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
- Friendship Ridge Trail & Ossagon Trail 12.7 mi · ▲ 2,395 ft
- California Coastal Trail–Carruther's Cove Trail, 3 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,461 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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