Leonard Redwood Grove & Sequoia Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Riverside Grove, CA. The route reaches Leonard Redwood Grove. It climbs 300 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Leonard Redwood Grove & Sequoia Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 972–1,094 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: 37.17578, -122.20755
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 88°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Bob Kirsch Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Sequoia Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass Leonard Redwood Grove.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Leonard Redwood Grove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Redwood Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Bob Kirsch Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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