Leonard Redwood Grove–Johansen Road, 5 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Riverside Grove, CA. The route reaches Leonard Redwood Grove. It climbs 2,712 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi971 – 2,067 ft · steepest grade: 19%16.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Campground Connector Trail 37.16864, -122.21672
Nearest town Riverside Grove, CA
Directions
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Leonard Redwood Grove–Johansen Road, 5 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 2,712 ft · 6 hr 37 min
Elevation 972–2,065 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Campground Connector Trail · 37.16864, -122.21672
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 88°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Big Basin Redwoods State Park stop 606 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bob Kirsch Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right onto Sequoia Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miPass Leonard Redwood Grove.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Dool Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Middle Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 2.7 miBear left onto Johansen Road, heading N.
- 2.6 miSharp left onto Gazos Creek Road, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Sandy Point Lookout Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Leonard Redwood Grove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Gazos Creek Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Johansen Road, heading NE.
- 2.6 miBear right onto Middle Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 2.7 miSharp right onto Dool Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Redwood Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Bob Kirsch Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 450 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
46% dirt1% paved53% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 88°F57°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity42%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
84°58°
Wed
82°52°
Thu
83°53°
Fri
92°63°
Sat
88°58°
Sun
80°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Big Basin Redwoods State Park stop 606 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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