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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

Golden Spike Trail–Graham Trail, 4 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,291 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Golden Spike Trail–Graham Trail, 4 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park near Canyon, CA. It climbs 1,291 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 1,453 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Roberts Ridge Trail 37.81331, -122.17530
Nearest town Canyon, CA
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Golden Spike Trail–Graham Trail, 4 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,291 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 651–1,453 ft

Out & Back · Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park

Trailhead: Roberts Ridge Trail · 37.81331, -122.17530

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

Transit-accessible: Skyline Boulevard & Roberts Park stop 84 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 ftTurn right onto Graham Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Dunn Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miBear left onto Monteiro Trail, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear right onto Dunn Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Golden Spike Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left onto Tate Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Golden Spike Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.4 miReach Graham Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Tate Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Golden Spike Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Dunn Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Monteiro Trail, heading N.
  14. 150 ftBear right onto Dunn Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Graham Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 250 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-out-back-13-km-bfc1

Trail surface

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Skyline Boulevard & Roberts Park stop 84 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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