Basin Easement Trail–Basin Trail, 5 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Riverside Grove, CA. It climbs 2,420 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi997 – 2,293 ft · steepest grade: 19%12.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Creeping Forest Trail 37.17668, -122.22171
Nearest town Riverside Grove, CA
Directions
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Basin Easement Trail–Basin Trail, 5 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 2,420 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Elevation 998–2,292 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Creeping Forest Trail · 37.17668, -122.22171
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Big Basin Redwoods State Park stop 505 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Creeping Forest Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Gazos Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dool Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Middle Ridge Road, heading S.
- 2.6 miSharp right onto Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Lane Camp Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Basin Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Basin Easement Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach Creeping Forest Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Basin Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Lane Camp Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Middle Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 2.6 miBear left onto Dool Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Gazos Creek Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Creeping Forest Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
87% dirt13% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F53°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity54%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
76°54°
Wed
73°50°
Thu
83°53°
Fri
92°63°
Sat
88°58°
Sun
80°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Big Basin Redwoods State Park stop 505 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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