Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve
Elbow Tree–Irish Ridge Road, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 688 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elbow Tree–Irish Ridge Road, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve near Grabtown, CA. The route reaches Elbow Tree. It climbs 688 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Elbow Tree–Irish Ridge Road, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 688 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 926–1,363 ft
Out & Back · Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Irish Ridge Road · 37.40517, -122.36890
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Irish Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miPass Elbow Tree.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lobitos Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Elbow Tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Irish Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- No dogs on part of this route
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