Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Basin Easement Trail–Basin Trail, 5 sights

15 mi · ▲ 2,512 ft · 6 hr 15 min

Basin Easement Trail–Basin Trail, 5 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 2,512 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,581 – 2,313 ft · steepest grade: 18%15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Butano Fire Road 37.21570, -122.23200
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA

Directions

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Basin Easement Trail–Basin Trail, 5 sights

15 mi · ▲ 2,512 ft · 6 hr 15 min

Elevation 1,583–2,314 ft

Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Trailhead: Butano Fire Road · 37.21570, -122.23200

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Johansen Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Middle Ridge Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right onto Lane Camp Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Basin Trail, heading E.
  7. 100 ftTurn left onto Basin Easement Trail, heading E.
  8. 1 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 200 ftSharp right onto Butano Fire Road, heading N.
  10. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Butano Ridge Fire Road, heading NW.
  11. 1.9 miReach Middle Ridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Butano Fire Road, heading E.
  13. 1.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftSharp right onto Basin Easement Trail, heading S.
  15. 1 miTurn right onto Basin Trail, heading SW.
  16. 100 ftBear right onto Lane Camp Trail, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading S.
  18. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miBear right onto Middle Ridge Road, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Johansen Road, heading NW.
  21. 0.8 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

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F61°
Feels like81°Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 83°58°
Wed 79°50°
Thu 79°49°
Fri 88°59°
Sat 84°54°
Sun 76°48°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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