Redwood National and State Parks
West Ridge Trail & Zigzag Trail #2
9 mi · ▲ 1,422 ft · 3 hr 43 min
West Ridge Trail & Zigzag Trail #2 is a 9-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Berry Glenn, CA. It climbs 1,422 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West Ridge Trail & Zigzag Trail #2
9 mi · ▲ 1,422 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 131–775 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: Prairie Creek Road · 41.36176, -124.02564
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 73°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:32 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Redwood Access Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Revelation Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Redwood Access Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Karl Knapp Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Nature Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto West Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 3.7 miBear right onto Zigzag Trail #2, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Karl Knapp Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Rhododendron Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach West Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Karl Knapp Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Zigzag Trail #2, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto West Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 3.7 miTurn left onto Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Karl Knapp Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Redwood Access Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right onto Revelation Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Redwood Access Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Prairie Creek Road Trailhead
- Big Tree & Cathedral Trees Trail Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Miner's Ridge Trail via James Irvine Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 674 ft
- Rhododendron Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 891 ft
- Elk Prairie Trail & Streelow Creek Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 304 ft
- Big Tree–Foothill Trail, 3 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 1,000 ft
- Miner's Ridge Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 1,122 ft
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