Largest Coast Redwood family circle and probably site of one of the Navigation Tree, Stone mount of Historic Plaque in foreground right.jpg
Jesper Jurcenoks · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sequoia-Bayview Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Joaquin Miller Park near Canyon, CA. It climbs 436 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,230 – 1,496 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.81174, -122.17319
Nearest town Canyon, CA

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Sequoia-Bayview Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 1,231–1,496 ft

Out & Back · Joaquin Miller Park

Trailhead: 37.81174, -122.17319

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Transit-accessible: Skyline Boulevard & Roberts Park stop 239 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 500 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Graham Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left onto Camp Trail, heading N.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 500 ftTurn left onto Big Trees Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sequoia-Bayview Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sunset Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Sequoia-Bayview Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Big Trees Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 500 ftBear left onto Camp Trail, heading N.
  15. 400 ftSharp right onto Roberts Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Graham Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 350 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

40% dirt16% gravel8% paved36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Skyline Boulevard & Roberts Park stop 239 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead