Hollow Tree Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Hollow Tree Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 502 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hollow Tree Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,826–2,293 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Lane Camp Trail · 37.21439, -122.22666
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
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- Start on Lane Camp Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miSharp 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 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:48 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 8 min before dark.
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More from Lane Camp Trail Trailhead
- Basin Easement Trail & Basin Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 489 ft
- Connector Trail & Middle Ridge Road via Hollow Tree Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 713 ft
- Hollow Tree Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,431 ft
- Basin Easement Trail–Basin Trail, 3 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 2,611 ft
- Connector Trail & Sunset Trail via Hollow Tree Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 2,199 ft
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