AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Redwood National and State Parks

Mill Creek Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Mill Creek Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Hiouchi, CA. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 213 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mill Creek Trailhead 41.77240, -124.09917
Nearest town Hiouchi, CA
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Mill Creek Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 147–214 ft

Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks

Trailhead: Mill Creek Trailhead · 41.77240, -124.09917

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

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mill Creek Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.3 miTurn left onto Nickerson Ranch Trail, heading S.
  3. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mill Creek Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.3 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-trail-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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