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Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Basin Easement Trail–Basin Trail, 5 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 685 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Basin Easement Trail–Basin Trail, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 685 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,814 – 2,293 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Basin Easement Trail 37.21486, -122.22145
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
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Basin Easement Trail–Basin Trail, 5 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 685 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 1,814–2,292 ft

Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Trailhead: Basin Easement Trail · 37.21486, -122.22145

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

  1. Start on Basin Easement Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Basin Trail, heading W.
  3. 100 ftBear right onto Lane Camp Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Middle Ridge Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miReach Basin Easement Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading W.
  10. 1.7 miTurn right onto Lane Camp Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Basin Trail, heading N.
  12. 100 ftTurn left onto Basin Easement Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftArrive 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/ocean-view-summit-out-back-10-km-bfbd

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 82°60°
Wed 80°50°
Thu 80°49°
Fri 88°59°
Sat 84°54°
Sun 76°48°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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