Big Basin Redwoods State Park

High Viewpoint & Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint via Chalks Road

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,648 ft · 3 hr 19 min

High Viewpoint & Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint via Chalks Road is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Swanton, CA. The route passes Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint before reaching High Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,648 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi679 – 1,578 ft · steepest grade: 31%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.13635, -122.29764
Nearest town Swanton, CA

Directions

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High Viewpoint & Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint via Chalks Road

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,648 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Elevation 680–1,578 ft

Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Trailhead: 37.13635, -122.29764

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 70°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left onto Chalks Truck Trail, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Chalks Road, heading NW.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right onto Whitehouse Ridge Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftPass Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint.
  8. 0.1 miReach High Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Chalks Road, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Chalks Truck Trail, heading SE.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

33% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 70°F50°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity99%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 66°54°
Wed 65°53°
Thu 66°54°
Fri 69°55°
Sat 68°54°
Sun 64°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:50 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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