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Redwood National and State Parks

Lyons Ranch Trail

6 mi · ▲ 1,041 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Lyons Ranch Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Waseck, CA. It climbs 1,041 ft. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,064 – 2,700 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.14696, -123.88111
Nearest town Waseck, CA
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Lyons Ranch Trail

6 mi · ▲ 1,041 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 2,063–2,701 ft

Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks

Trailhead: 41.14696, -123.88111

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:31 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lyons Ranch Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miReach Lyons Ranch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 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-10-km

Trail surface

22% gravel78% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:31 PM
Tue 89°73°
Wed 81°57°
Thu 85°55°
Fri 89°52°
Sat 86°54°
Sun 87°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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