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Redwood National and State Parks

Mill Creek Horse Trail & Reservoir Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 795 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Mill Creek Horse Trail & Reservoir Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Hiouchi, CA. It climbs 795 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 1,017 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Reservoir Road 41.73024, -124.10675
Nearest town Hiouchi, CA
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Mill Creek Horse Trail & Reservoir Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 795 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 266–1,017 ft

Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks

Trailhead: Reservoir Road · 41.73024, -124.10675

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Reservoir Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Mill Creek Horse Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail (Alt Loop), heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.8 miReach Reservoir Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail (Alt Loop), heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Reservoir Road, heading NE.
  9. 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/mill-creek-horse-trail-reservoir-road-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • No dogs on part of this route

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