Last Chance Road–North Pine Mountain Road, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Swanton, CA. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi850 – 1,014 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Last Chance Road 37.14293, -122.24468
Nearest town Swanton, CA
Directions
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Last Chance Road–North Pine Mountain Road, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 850–1,015 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Last Chance Road · 37.14293, -122.24468
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Last Chance Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto South Pine Mountain Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Last Chance Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Last Chance Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
35% dirt65% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F54°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity56%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
77°55°
Wed
74°51°
Thu
85°54°
Fri
93°64°
Sat
89°59°
Sun
81°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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