Largest Coast Redwood family circle and probably site of one of the Navigation Tree, Stone mount of Historic Plaque in foreground right.jpg
Jesper Jurcenoks · CC BY-SA 4.0

Redwood Peak via Graham Trail is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park near Canyon, CA. The route reaches Redwood Peak at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,362 – 1,506 ft1.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.81174, -122.17319
Nearest town Canyon, CA

Directions

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Redwood Peak via Graham Trail

1.4 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 33 min

Elevation 1,362–1,506 ft

Out & Back · Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park

Trailhead: 37.81174, -122.17319

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

Transit-accessible: Skyline Boulevard & Roberts Park stop 239 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. 500 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Graham Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Camp Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Roberts Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Camp Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 100 ftReach Redwood Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Roberts Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Camp Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Roberts Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Graham Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  16. 150 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

54% dirt35% gravel2% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Skyline Boulevard & Roberts Park stop 239 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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