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Largest Coast Redwood family circle and probably site of one of the Navigation Tree, Stone mount of Historic Plaque in foreground right.jpg
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Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park

Graham Trail–Monteiro Trail, 4 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,497 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Graham Trail–Monteiro Trail, 4 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park near Canyon, CA. It climbs 1,497 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 1,536 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.81796, -122.18016
Nearest town Canyon, CA
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Graham Trail–Monteiro Trail, 4 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,497 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Elevation 686–1,536 ft

Out & Back · Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park

Trailhead: 37.81796, -122.18016

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Chabot Space and Science Center stop 28 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Camp Trail, heading S.
  6. 350 ftBear right onto Roberts Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Camp Trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Roberts Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Graham Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Dunn Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miBear left onto Monteiro Trail, heading N.
  12. 150 ftBear right onto Dunn Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Golden Spike Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left onto Tate Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Golden Spike Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Toyon Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.8 miReach Graham Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Golden Spike Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Tate Trail, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Golden Spike Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Dunn Trail, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Monteiro Trail, heading N.
  23. 150 ftBear right onto Dunn Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Graham Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Camp Trail, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Roberts Ridge Trail, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Camp Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Roberts Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  30. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  33. 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/redwood-peak-big-trees-trail-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

93% dirt3% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Chabot Space and Science Center stop 28 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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