Last Chance Road & Last Chance Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 852 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Last Chance Road & Last Chance Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Forest Springs, CA. It climbs 852 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi614 – 1,125 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hihn Hammond Road 37.16510, -122.22763
Nearest town Forest Springs, CA
Directions
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Last Chance Road & Last Chance Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 852 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 613–1,125 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Hihn Hammond Road · 37.16510, -122.22763
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Hihn Hammond Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Last Chance Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miSharp left onto Last Chance Road, heading S.
- 200 ftReach Last Chance Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Last Chance Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Hihn Hammond Road, heading SE.
- 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.
Trail surface
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F53°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity56%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
76°54°
Wed
73°50°
Thu
84°53°
Fri
92°63°
Sat
88°58°
Sun
80°52°
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