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.
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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:33 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Reservoir Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Mill Creek Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail (Alt Loop), heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach Reservoir Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail (Alt Loop), heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Reservoir Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Horses allowed on the whole route
- No dogs on part of this route
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More from Reservoir Road Trailhead
- Quarry Pond & Reservoir Road via Mill Creek Horse Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 681 ft
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