Near Big River South Trail
Redwood fairy rings, stumps and ferns along the trail. All the redwoods harvested here were used to build the original SF, CA

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Big River South Trail

3.0 (2 Ratings)
Not well traveled National Forest land trail, brink stable boots, water and hiking sticks prefered.
2.3
mi
Distance
1,402
ft
Gain
strenuous
Difficulty
BirdingFamily FriendlyLess CrowdedRiver/CreekSpringSwimmingViewsWildflowersWildlife
Access Issues
National Forest Land, obey all laws even though Rangers are almost never present....

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Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
2.25mi
Distance
1,402ft
Elevation Gain
1,497ft
Elevation Loss
35%
Max Grade
537ft
High Point
11ft
Low Point
Path Type
Point to Point
Description
Beautiful not commonly used trail (Shhhh) Secret!

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