Miner's Ridge and James Irvine Loop

Trail in Prairie Creek Redwoods · California

11.7 mi · 1,018 ft gain · 4h 25m · Loop.

A hard, ~11.7-mile loop from the visitor center along a ridge down to Gold Bluffs Beach, then back through Fern Canyon's sheer-walled, fern-covered ravine, passing dense old-growth redwoods and open hilltops.

Trailhead: 41.3787, -124.0513.

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