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Hiouchi Trail–River Trail, 3 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Hiouchi, CA. It climbs 693 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 305 ft · steepest grade: 20%8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Simpson-Reed Grove Trail 41.81244, -124.10893
Nearest town Hiouchi, CA

Directions

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Hiouchi Trail–River Trail, 3 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 693 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 86–304 ft

Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks

Trailhead: Simpson-Reed Grove Trail · 41.81244, -124.10893

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Simpson-Reed Grove Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hatton Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.8 miTurn right onto Hiouchi Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftTurn right onto River Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.8 miReach Simpson-Reed Grove Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Hiouchi Trail, heading W.
  9. 1.6 miTurn left onto Hatton Trail, heading NW.
  10. 1.8 miTurn left onto Simpson-Reed Grove Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

41% dirt5% gravel54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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