Hollow Tree Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,431 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Hollow Tree Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 1,431 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hollow Tree Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,431 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Elevation 1,067–2,293 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Lane Camp Trail · 37.21439, -122.22666
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Lane Camp Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading SW.
- 2.8 miSharp right onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Hollow Tree Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miSharp left onto Basin Trail, heading E.
- 2.7 miBear left onto Lane Camp Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 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 1.6 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Lane Camp Trail Trailhead
- Connector Trail & Sunset Trail via Hollow Tree Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 2,199 ft
- Basin Easement Trail–Basin Trail, 3 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 2,611 ft
- Connector Trail & Middle Ridge Road via Hollow Tree Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 713 ft
- Hollow Tree Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 502 ft
- Basin Easement Trail & Basin Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 489 ft
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