East Ridge Road & Eastridge Connector Trail via Shadowbrook Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,029 ft · 1 hr 47 min
East Ridge Road & Eastridge Connector Trail via Shadowbrook Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 1,029 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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East Ridge Road & Eastridge Connector Trail via Shadowbrook Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,029 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 1,069–1,473 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 NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Sky Meadow Campground Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Eastridge Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Eastridge Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto East Ridge Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Eastridge Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Eastridge Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Eastridge Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Sky Meadow Campground Road, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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