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

The Grand View via Graham Trail is a 1.6-mile out-and-back in Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park near Canyon, CA. The route reaches The Grand View at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 234 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,362 – 1,536 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.81796, -122.18016
Nearest town Canyon, CA

Directions

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The Grand View via Graham Trail

1.6 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 39 min

Elevation 1,362–1,536 ft

Out & Back · Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park

Trailhead: 37.81796, -122.18016

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Chabot Space and Science Center stop 28 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. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Camp Trail, heading S.
  6. 350 ftBear right onto Roberts Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Camp Trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Roberts Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Graham Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right onto Manzanita Loop Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftReach The Grand View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftSharp left onto Graham Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Camp Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Roberts Ridge Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Camp Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Roberts Ridge Trail, heading N.
  18. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 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

58% dirt18% gravel2% paved22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Chabot Space and Science Center stop 28 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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