Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve

Madrone Knoll & Madrone Knoll Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Madrone Knoll & Madrone Knoll Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve near Redwood Estates, CA. The route reaches Madrone Knoll at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 515 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,893 – 2,421 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.17003, -122.01820
Nearest town Redwood Estates, CA

Directions

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Madrone Knoll & Madrone Knoll Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,893–2,420 ft

Out & Back · Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: 37.17003, -122.01820

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Madrone Knoll Trail, heading W.
  3. 1 miReach Madrone Knoll, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F66°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 82°62°
Wed 85°51°
Thu 100°50°
Fri 101°57°
Sat 103°59°
Sun 99°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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