Redwood National and State Parks
Mill Creek Horse Trail (North)–Mill Creek Horse Trail (West Loop), 4 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 1,734 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Mill Creek Horse Trail (North)–Mill Creek Horse Trail (West Loop), 4 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Crescent City, CA. It climbs 1,734 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mill Creek Horse Trail (North)–Mill Creek Horse Trail (West Loop), 4 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 1,734 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Elevation 167–1,017 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: Mill Creek Horse Trail (North) · 41.75718, -124.14576
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:34 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mill Creek Horse Trail (North), heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Rellim Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail (Alt Loop), heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail (East Loop), heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mill Creek Horse Trail (West Loop), heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail (North), heading NE.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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