Fern Canyon–Gold Bluffs Beach, 4 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Berry Glenn, CA. The route passes Fern Canyon before reaching Gold Bluffs Beach at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 1,161 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi23 – 489 ft11.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Miner's Ridge Trail 41.38465, -124.06729
Nearest town Berry Glenn, CA
Directions
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Fern Canyon–Gold Bluffs Beach, 4 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 1,161 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 22–489 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: Miner's Ridge Trail · 41.38465, -124.06729
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:32 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Miner's Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Clintonia Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto James Irvine Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miPass Fern Canyon.
- 0.2 miPass Gold Bluffs Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fern Canyon Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Davison Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Fern Canyon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Fern Canyon Loop Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto James Irvine Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Clintonia Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Miner's Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 73°F51°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity72%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue
76°56°
Wed
79°54°
Thu
82°61°
Fri
84°59°
Sat
85°61°
Sun
86°60°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~145 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 8:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Miner's Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Miner's Ridge Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 389 ft
- Elk Prairie Trail & Miner's Ridge Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 1,310 ft
- Coastal Trail Skunk Cabbage section via California Coastal Trail 14.3 mi · ▲ 1,129 ft
- Clintonia Trail & Friendship Ridge Trail 14.4 mi · ▲ 1,819 ft
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