Redwood National and State Parks
McArthur Creek Loop
11.6 mi · ▲ 1,709 ft · 4 hr 43 min
McArthur Creek Loop is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Orick, CA. It climbs 1,709 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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McArthur Creek Loop
11.6 mi · ▲ 1,709 ft · 4 hr 43 min
Elevation 656–1,319 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: 41.27033, -124.08178
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 69°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:32 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 2.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto McArthur Creek Loop, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Elam Creek Loop, heading S.
- 2.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto McArthur Creek Loop, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 2.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:12 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:32 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:03 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
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More from this trailhead
- McArthur Creek Loop 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,086 ft
- McArthur Creek Loop 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,894 ft
- McArthur Creek Loop 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,484 ft
- McArthur Creek Loop Loop 10.9 mi · ▲ 1,749 ft
- McArthur Creek Loop Loop 12 mi · ▲ 1,916 ft
- Elam Creek Loop & McArthur Creek Loop Loop 14.6 mi · ▲ 2,871 ft
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