Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Sequoia Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 815 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Sequoia Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Riverside Grove, CA. It climbs 815 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,060 – 1,365 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.17596, -122.20499
Nearest town Riverside Grove, CA

Directions

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Sequoia Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 815 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 1,059–1,366 ft

Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Trailhead: 37.17596, -122.20499

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 88°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Sky Meadow Campground Road, heading N.
  4. 50 ftSharp left onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sequoia Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.2 miTurn left onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto Sky Meadow Campground Road, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Shadowbrook Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 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

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F57°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity41%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 84°58°
Wed 82°52°
Thu 84°53°
Fri 92°63°
Sat 88°58°
Sun 80°52°

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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