Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove–East Ridge Road, 4 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. The route reaches Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove. It climbs 2,304 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,119 – 1,985 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Skyline To The Sea - Toll Road Interconnector Trail 37.20535, -122.15726
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
Directions
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Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove–East Ridge Road, 4 sights
14.6 mi · ▲ 2,304 ft · 6 hr 1 min
Elevation 1,119–1,985 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Skyline To The Sea - Toll Road Interconnector Trail · 37.20535, -122.15726
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 88°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Skyline To The Sea - Toll Road Interconnector Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading SW.
- 3.5 miPass Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove.
- 50 ftSharp left onto East Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 3.2 miSharp left onto East Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto East Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 3.2 miSharp right onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 3.5 miSharp left onto Skyline To The Sea - Toll Road Interconnector Trail, heading NE.
- 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
74% dirt26% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 88°F52°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity52%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
88°52°
Wed
88°50°
Thu
99°55°
Fri
104°62°
Sat
103°64°
Sun
97°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.5 mi in (~160 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
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