Last Chance Road–Last Chance Trail, 4 sights
6 mi · ▲ 1,124 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Last Chance Road–Last Chance Trail, 4 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Forest Springs, CA. It climbs 1,124 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Last Chance Road–Last Chance Trail, 4 sights
6 mi · ▲ 1,124 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 613–1,125 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Hihn Hammond Road · 37.16510, -122.22763
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 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 ftBear left onto South Pine Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Last Chance Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Last Chance Road, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Last Chance Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Hihn Hammond Road, heading E.
- 0.1 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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