Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Cape Horn Trail–Kiln Fire Road, 4 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,313 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Cape Horn Trail–Kiln Fire Road, 4 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park near Brackney, CA. It climbs 1,313 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cape Horn Trail–Kiln Fire Road, 4 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,313 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 648–1,449 ft
Out & Back · Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Kiln Fire Road · 37.05400, -122.09687
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 80°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Kiln Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cape Horn Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Fall Creek Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto S-Cape Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fall Creek North Fork Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto S-Cape Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Truck Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Kiln Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto S-Cape Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Fall Creek North Fork Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto S-Cape Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fall Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Cape Horn Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Kiln Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- No dogs on part of this route
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More from Kiln Fire Road Trailhead
- Fall Creek Fire Road–Fall Creek South Fork Trail, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 680 ft
- Cape Horn Trail & Kiln Fire Road via Fall Creek Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,214 ft
- Fall Creek Fire Road–Fall Creek South Fork Trail, 5 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 801 ft
- Big Ben Trail–Cape Horn Trail, 4 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 2,045 ft
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