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Observation Deck & Cable Car Beach via Eagle Creek Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park near Camp Evers, CA. The route passes Cable Car Beach before reaching Observation Deck at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 864 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi338 – 801 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Columbine Trail 37.03474, -122.04282
Nearest town Camp Evers, CA

Directions

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Observation Deck & Cable Car Beach via Eagle Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 864 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 336–801 ft

Out & Back · Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

Trailhead: Columbine Trail · 37.03474, -122.04282

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Columbine Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pine Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miPass Cable Car Beach.
  5. 100 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Road, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Ridge Fire Road, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miReach Observation Deck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Pipeline Road, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left onto Pine Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Columbine Trail, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

23% sand23% paved5% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 77°F51°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity100%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 75°53°
Wed 78°53°
Thu 93°57°
Fri 101°63°
Sat 95°64°
Sun 91°56°

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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