Chalk Mountain–Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,371 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Chalk Mountain–Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Butano Park, CA. The route passes Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint and Chalk Mountain before reaching Chalks Truck Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 1,371 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Chalk Mountain–Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,371 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 396–1,613 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Whitehouse Ridge Trail · 37.16820, -122.31781
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Whitehouse Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1 miPass Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Chalks Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Chalks Truck Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Chalk Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Chalks Truck Viewpoint.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Chalks Road, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Whitehouse Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 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 0.4 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM — 4 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Whitehouse Ridge Trail Trailhead
- High Viewpoint–Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 2.2 mi · ▲ 925 ft
- Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint–Whitehouse Ridge Trail, 3 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 2,213 ft
- Clark Viewpoint–Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints 13.1 mi · ▲ 3,487 ft
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