The Statue Of Responsibility–Johansen Road, 4 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Butano Park, CA. The route reaches The Statue Of Responsibility at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 3,711 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi325 – 2,067 ft · steepest grade: 25%16.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Gazos Creek Road 37.19733, -122.29337
Nearest town Butano Park, CA
Directions
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The Statue Of Responsibility–Johansen Road, 4 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 3,711 ft · 7 hr 9 min
Elevation 324–2,065 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Gazos Creek Road · 37.19733, -122.29337
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 86°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Gazos Creek Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Sandy Point Lookout Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Gazos Creek Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Johansen Road, heading E.
- 2.6 miBear right onto Middle Ridge Road, heading E.
- 2.7 miSharp right onto Dool Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftReach The Statue Of Responsibility, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Dool Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Gazos Creek Road, heading NW.
- 2.7 miBear left onto Johansen Road, heading N.
- 2.6 miSharp left onto Gazos Creek Road, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Sandy Point Lookout Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Gazos Creek Road, heading NE.
- 50 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
46% dirt54% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 86°F54°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
77°57°
Wed
75°54°
Thu
66°55°
Fri
69°56°
Sat
69°55°
Sun
65°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Gazos Creek Road Trailhead
- Sandy Point Lookout Trail via Gazos Creek Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 1,242 ft
- Barranca Knolls via Gazos Creek Road 8.6 mi · ▲ 2,786 ft
- Silver Falls–Berry Creek Falls, 8 falls 8.6 mi · ▲ 2,387 ft
- Marion Jones Grove–Anderson Landing Road, 3 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,679 ft
- Johansen Road–Meteor Trail, 4 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 3,399 ft
- Gazos Creek Road & Sandy Point Lookout Trail 13.7 mi · ▲ 2,589 ft
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