Change ). It has great views, a picnic table, and even a nice little outhouse built by volunteers! One mile later, i.e. Great ! Waddell Beach Parking lot. If you’ve heard about the famed Skyline to the Sea Trail, you’ll be happy to know you can experience the lower 6-mile portion of it with a huge payoff at the top: the nearly 70-foot tall Berry Creek Falls. Like the neighboring “Chalk Mountain”, the soil is dry and less fertile than lower parts of the park. From there we continued on a path filled with places on the creek where you could stop for a short meal, dip your feet in the cold water and give the kids a real rest. It was a very enjoyable change of setting. The sign also said that the top of the ridge was 2 miles away. It was time to say bye to the high ridges, for I would now go down to West Berry Creek and would continue hiking in redwood canyons for the rest of the day. Great idea!
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I started around 7:30 and enjoyed the flowers in Rancho Del Oso. This was our route to/from the beach, which is just out of sight in the distance, about 8 miles as the crow flies.
Length 15.5 mi Elevation gain 2,194 ft Route type Loop Details.
Often, despite being on a ridge, I would be surrounded by big redwoods. Of course, the sign could be wrong. I believe that the first fall I saw was Golden Cascade (unless it was the upper part of Silver Falls). ), Here’s a link to the Strava track: http://www.strava.com/activities/191481024. The trail is primarily used for hiking, nature trips, and bird watching and is accessible year-round. By walking along Canyon Road instead of Skyline to the Sea Trail, the crossing can be bypassed. I really didn't see how it was possible. The trail is mostly doubletrack, but there are some short segments of singletrack as well. I didn't manage to have a good global view of this fall, but climbing down right by it was a great way to experience it. Then follow Howard King Trail (good climb) → Hihns Hammond Road to McAbee Overlook.To Waddell Beach: From McAbee Overlook, return to the starting point via Hammond Road → McRary Ridge Trail → Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail. Berry Creek Falls Loop via Waddell Beach is a 24.9 kilometer heavily trafficked loop trail located near Davenport, California that features a waterfall and is rated as difficult. This hike goes through different micro-climates, making it an overall pleasant experience.Distance: 15.6 milesDifficulty: Challenging to strenuousLocation: Big Basin Redwoods State Park (http://gurmeet.net/hiking/parks/Big_Basin_Redwoods_State_Park.html)Elevation Change: 2300ftGear: Poles a good idea because of mud possibility. A rough drawing on Google Earth gave between 15 and 20 miles. Park information: http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=540, Park brochure and map: http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/540/files/BigBasinRedwoodsFinalWebLayout030311.pdf. Soon, we approached Berry Creek Falls, which, besides the large redwoods, is the most popular attraction in the park.
» Official Map: Large sized map without mileage information.
Above Berry Creek Falls, the waterflow is quite close to the trail. Although horses and their riders can use this road, too, I never saw any horses.