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Redwood National and State Parks

Lyons Ranch Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Lyons Ranch Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Notchko, CA. It climbs 599 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,083 – 2,654 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lyons Ranch Trailhead 41.14747, -123.89426
Nearest town Notchko, CA
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Lyons Ranch Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 2,084–2,654 ft

Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks

Trailhead: Lyons Ranch Trailhead · 41.14747, -123.89426

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:31 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lyons Ranch Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.8 miReach Lyons Ranch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lyons-ranch-trail-out-back

Trail surface

54% gravel46% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:31 PM
Tue 91°74°
Wed 81°58°
Thu 86°56°
Fri 89°53°
Sat 87°55°
Sun 88°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:11 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:31 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:02 PM.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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