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A leisurely jaunt through second-growth redwood forest along gravel and dirt tracks, just a stone’s throw from the quirky college town of Arcata. Plenty of clearings and small meadows provide contrast
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking the Redwood Coast
Arcata
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CA
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Hiking
- 4 miles
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A leisurely jaunt through second-growth redwood forest along gravel and dirt tracks, just a stone’s throw from the quirky college town of Arcata. Plenty of clearings and small meadows provide contrast
... Related information:... From the guidebook Best Easy Day Hikes: Redwood National and State Parks
Arcata
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CA
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Hiking
- 4 miles
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Take a leisurely stroll through the heart of a virgin redwood forest, where the deep quiet complements the majesty of the massive trees soaring skyward.
... Related information:... From the guidebook 100 Classic Hikes in Northern California
Scotia
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CA
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Hiking
- 9.4 miles
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This trail takes hikers on a classic stroll through the Rockefeller Forest, one of the largest tracts of contiguous uncut coastal redwoods in the world. The path wanders among the majestic trees, many
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hike America: Northern California
Fortuna
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CA
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Hiking
- 9.2 miles
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This trail takes hikers on a classic stroll through the Rockefeller Forest, one of the largest tracts of contiguous uncut coastal redwoods in the world. The path wanders among the majestic trees, many
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking the Redwood Coast
Fortuna
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CA
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Hiking
- 9.2 miles
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This trail takes hikers on a classic stroll through the Rockefeller Forest, one of the largest tracts of contiguous uncut coastal redwoods in the world. The path wanders among the majestic trees, many
... Related information:... From the guidebook Best Easy Day Hikes: Redwood National and State Parks
Eureka
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CA
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Hiking
- 9.2 miles
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This trail is named for two leaders of the Save-the-Redwoods League, Newton B. Drury and Ralph Works Chaney. The path showcases their namesake redwood groves, protected along with several other acres
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hike America: Northern California
Scotia
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CA
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Hiking
- 2.5 miles
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The hike follows the coastline south from Mattole River to Punta Gorda, a sandy walk that ends at the lighthouse turret. Just south of sheltering Cape Mendocino, the coastline here is reputed to have
... Related information:... From the guidebook 101 Hikes in Northern California: Exploring Mountains, Valleys, and Seashore
Petrolia
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CA
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Hiking
- 6.4 miles
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A decent hike up through second-growth forest to the fringe of one of Northern California’s newest and most politically charged parks: the Headwaters Preserve. The trail explores some history early on
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking the Redwood Coast
Eureka
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CA
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Hiking
- 11.2 miles
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A decent hike up through second-growth forest to the fringe of one of northern California’s newest and most politically charged parks: the Headwaters Preserve. The trail explores some history early on
... Related information:... From the guidebook Best Easy Day Hikes: Redwood National and State Parks
Eureka
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CA
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Hiking
- 11.2 miles
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The hike leads through one of Northern California’s most controversial pieces of real estate, the infamous Headwaters Forest. This infamous parcel of land includes old-growth redwood forest that was s
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hike America: Northern California
Eureka
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CA
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Hiking
- 11 miles
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The hike follows Trinidad State Beach south the short distance to Trinidad Head (362) and makes a circuit below the summit before returning back along the beach. This is not a hike offering an isolat
... Related information:... From the guidebook 101 Hikes in Northern California: Exploring Mountains, Valleys, and Seashore
Trinidad
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CA
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Hiking
- 2 miles
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This short hike is an excursion into a landscape loved by wildlife but rarely visited by humans: the coastal wetland. Birders especially will find plenty to marvel at along this trail, which follows a
... Related information:... From the guidebook Best Easy Day Hikes: Redwood National and State Parks
Eureka
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CA
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Hiking
- 3 miles
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This short hike is an excursion into a landscape loved by wildlife but rarely visited by humans: the coastal wetland. Birders especially will find plenty to marvel at along this trail, which follows a
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking the Redwood Coast
Eureka
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CA
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Hiking
- 3 miles
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The hike follows a less-traveled route through a remote corner of Rockefeller Forest on Look Prairie, Peavine, and Thornton roads, before returning along the Bull Creek valley bottom. Because it climb
... Related information:... From the guidebook 101 Hikes in Northern California: Exploring Mountains, Valleys, and Seashore
South Fork
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CA
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Hiking
- 11 miles
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Big Big Lagoon is 3.5 miles long, walled off from the power of the Pacific by a 600 to 700-foot-wide strip of sand. The lagoon’s marshy habitat is an important rest stop for migratory birds on the Pac
... Related information:... From the guidebook California's State Parks: A Day Hiker's Guide
Orick
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CA
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Hiking
- 10 miles
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Famed Avenue of the Giants offers a good look at Humboldt County’s redwoods. More than a dozen short paths meander through Avenueadjacent groves named for the famous, the rich and famous, and the just
... Related information:... From the guidebook California's State Parks: A Day Hiker's Guide
Redcrest
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CA
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Hiking
- 8.5 miles
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This short, steep hike to Kings Peak—the highest point in the King Range at 4,087 feet—offers 360-degree views of the rugged Lost Coast. The trail passes through oak, alder, madrone, and old-growth f
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hike America: Northern California
Shelter Cove
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CA
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Hiking
- 5 miles
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This rewarding trip leads to a remote Coast Range peak, towering above northern California's Lost Coast, and features broad vistas of rugged mountains and coastline. Located in King Range National Co
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Northern California
Garberville
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CA
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Hiking
- 6.1 miles
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This relatively easy piece of the Lost Coast Trail follows a narrow strip of grassy meadows nestled between driftwood-strewn beaches and densely forested slopes. There are two excellent walk-in campgr
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking the Redwood Coast
Shelter Cove
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CA
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Hiking
- 4.4 miles
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The Lost Coast Trail explores a remote and wild section of California. So many folks dream about finding themselves on the Lost Coast, but only lucky souls get the chance. This is the land with jaw-dr
... Related information:... From the guidebook 100 Classic Hikes in Northern California
Redway
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CA
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Hiking
- 33 miles
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This hike is a beach bum’s paradise. The trail begins at the Mattole River Estuary and offers three miles of beautiful black sand beaches, dunes, and tide pools that lead to an abandoned lighthouse. A
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hike America: Northern California
Petrolia
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CA
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Hiking
- 6.2 miles
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This hike is a beach bum’s paradise. The trail begins at the Mattole River Estuary and offers 3 miles of beautiful black sand beaches, dunes, and tide pools that lead to an abandoned lighthouse. Along
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking the Redwood Coast
Petrolia
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CA
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Hiking
- 6.2 miles
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This hike is a great loop through one of Northern California’s least-traveled wilderness areas. The trail makes stops at a picturesque lake and a mountain summit before traversing a long ridge, offeri
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hike America: Northern California
Wildwood
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CA
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Hiking
- 12.6 miles
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This rewarding hike, involving some moderate cross-country travel, tours the high country of the northern Yolla Bolly Mountains. Located in Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness in the Shasta-Trinity Nat
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Northern California
Red Bluff
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CA
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Hiking
- 11.2 miles
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This hike’s trail system takes you into the heart of the North Yolla Bolly Mountains, the southernmost section of the vast Klamath mountain range. You can choose from four different trails that leave
... Related information:... From the guidebook 100 Classic Hikes in Northern California
Platina
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CA
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Hiking
- 13.7 miles
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Though Patrick’s Point State Park is positioned in the heart of the redwoods, other trees—Sitka spruce, Douglas fir, and red alder—predominate on the park’s rocky promontories. The state park takes it
... Related information:... From the guidebook California's State Parks: A Day Hiker's Guide
Trinidad
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CA
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Hiking
- 4 miles
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Hike along one of California’s wildest stretches of ocean shoreline, the Lost Coast, past the Punta Gorda promontory to an abandoned lighthouse. An abundance of wildflowers grows on the sea-hugging, s
... Related information:... From the guidebook 100 Classic Hikes in Northern California
Petrolia
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CA
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Hiking
- 6 miles
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You can’t miss viewing the redwoods in Richardson Grove State Park; the highway lobby had Highway 101 built right through the heart of the park. But if you really want to experience the magic and maje
... Related information:... From the guidebook California's State Parks: A Day Hiker's Guide
Garberville
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CA
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Hiking
- 4 miles
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If you enjoy scenic vistas of rocky Pacific Ocean coastline, then this is the trail for you. The hike circumnavigates Patrick’s Point State Park—a lesser-known tourist attraction but a favorite with t
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking the Redwood Coast
Trinidad
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CA
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Hiking
- 3.6 miles
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Enjoy a leisurely afternoon picnic among the redwood groves. This hike takes you far away from the noise and traffic of Highway 101’s heavily traveled Avenue of the Giants. You’ll climb past redwoods
... Related information:... From the guidebook 100 Classic Hikes in Northern California
Legget
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CA
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Hiking
- 4.4 miles
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The Lost Coast can hardly be considered undiscovered. Ranching, logging, railroads, mills, and seaports have all left their mark on the land. But it is remote, too rugged for Highway 1, keeping all bu
... Related information:... From the guidebook Backpacking California
Redway
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CA
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Hiking
- 16.7 miles
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Beginning at a favorite redwood-rimmed swimming hole, this trail crosses a seasonal bridge and climbs steeply up into drier oak-and-madrone woodlands overlooking the steep-walled Eel River Canyon. Pan
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking the Redwood Coast
Benbow
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CA
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Hiking
- 2.4 miles
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This is a short but dramatic loop around Trinidad Head, a rocky promontory jutting out into the Pacific Ocean near the rustic fishing village of Trinidad. The hike offers either spectacular views of t
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking the Redwood Coast
Trinidad
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CA
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Hiking
- 1.4 miles
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Two heads are better than one. That’s one way of looking at Trinidad State Beach and the two dramatic heads—Elk and Trinidad—that overlook a picturesque cove, harbor and island. Trinidad Head, a comma
... Related information:... From the guidebook California's State Parks: A Day Hiker's Guide
Trinidad
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CA
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Hiking
- 2.5 miles
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