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Big Basin Redwoods State Park

East Ridge Trail–Eastridge Connector Trail, 3 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,735 ft · 3 hr 14 min

East Ridge Trail–Eastridge Connector Trail, 3 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Riverside Grove, CA. It climbs 1,735 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,060 – 1,818 ft · steepest grade: 23%7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.17596, -122.20499
Nearest town Riverside Grove, CA
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East Ridge Trail–Eastridge Connector Trail, 3 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,735 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 1,059–1,816 ft

Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Trailhead: 37.17596, -122.20499

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 88°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftBear left onto Eastridge Connector Trail, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto Eastridge Connector Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto East Ridge Trail, heading S.
  7. 2.4 miSharp left onto Rogers Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.7 miReach Eastridge Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miSharp right onto East Ridge Trail, heading N.
  10. 2.4 miTurn right onto Eastridge Connector Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eastridge Connector Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sempervirens-falls-out-back-12-km-1b5b

Trail surface

52% dirt48% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F57°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity41%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 84°58°
Wed 82°52°
Thu 84°53°
Fri 92°63°
Sat 88°58°
Sun 80°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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