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