Hihn Hammond Road–Last Chance Road, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Swanton, CA. It climbs 951 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi614 – 1,289 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Last Chance Road 37.14293, -122.24468
Nearest town Swanton, CA
Directions
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Hihn Hammond Road–Last Chance Road, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 613–1,288 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Last Chance Road · 37.14293, -122.24468
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start on Last Chance Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Last Chance Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Hihn Hammond Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Last Chance Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Last Chance Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miSharp left onto Last Chance Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 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
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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