Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint–Whitehouse Ridge Trail, 3 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 2,213 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint–Whitehouse Ridge Trail, 3 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Butano Park, CA. The route reaches Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint. It climbs 2,213 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint–Whitehouse Ridge Trail, 3 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 2,213 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 396–1,573 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Whitehouse Ridge Trail · 37.16820, -122.31781
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Whitehouse Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1 miPass Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Chalks Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Chalks Truck Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Chalks Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Westridge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Whitehouse Road, heading NE.
- 1.1 miReach Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Old Westridge Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Chalks Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Chalks Truck Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Chalks Road, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Whitehouse Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM — 4 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Whitehouse Ridge Trail Trailhead
- High Viewpoint–Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 2.2 mi · ▲ 925 ft
- Chalk Mountain–Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,371 ft
- Clark Viewpoint–Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints 13.1 mi · ▲ 3,487 ft
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