Sempervirens Falls–Leonard Redwood Grove, 6 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. The route passes Sempervirens Falls, Leonard Redwood Grove and Father-of-the-Forest before reaching Mother-of-the-Forest at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 204 ft of elevation gain. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi981 – 1,165 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Shadowbrook Trail 37.18256, -122.21024
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
Directions
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Sempervirens Falls–Leonard Redwood Grove, 6 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 980–1,166 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Shadowbrook Trail · 37.18256, -122.21024
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Shadowbrook Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sequoia Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Sempervirens Falls.
- 1.6 miPass Leonard Redwood Grove.
- 350 ftBear left onto Redwood Loop Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftPass Father-of-the-Forest.
- 50 ftPass Mother-of-the-Forest.
- 50 ftBear left onto Redwood Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Sempervirens Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Redwood Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Redwood Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Sequoia Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading N.
- 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
5% dirt2% paved93% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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