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Redwood National and State Parks

Lyons Ranch Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 2,182 ft · 5 hr 3 min

Lyons Ranch Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Waseck, CA. It climbs 2,182 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,634 – 2,927 ft · steepest grade: 23%12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.14346, -123.86613
Nearest town Waseck, CA
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Lyons Ranch Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 2,182 ft · 5 hr 3 min

Elevation 1,635–2,928 ft

Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks

Trailhead: 41.14346, -123.86613

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 4 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lyons Ranch Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miReach Lyons Ranch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 3.9 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-19-km

Trail surface

11% gravel89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:58 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:18 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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Hikes near Waseck, California