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Hike the Coastal Trail Sections of Redwoods National State Park

The Coastal Trails Section of Redwoods National State Park also has various types of hiking trails from easy to strenuous. It is important to note that all mileages are one-way and not round-trip.

Last Chance section

Last Chance section is a 6-mile trail starts out strenuous and then levels off on the old coast highway road. Trailhead located at the end of Enderts Beach Road. Ocean vistas greet you in the first mile; side route to Enderts Beach allows tide pool exploration. Trail ascends through red alder and Sitka spruce and meets old-growth redwood forest. Junction with Damnation Creek Trail exists at milepost 16.0; continue west to Coastal Trail junction (look for signs marked CT) at highway milepost 15.6.

DeMartin section

DeMartin section has some steep grades that begin and end on this 5-mile hike through grand old-growth spruce, hemlock, Douglas-fir, and redwoods. Trailhead on Highway 101 at milepost 15.6, look for signs marked CT. Climb through the forest to 10 backcountry sites with toilets. Descend to prairie bald spots and sweeping ocean panoramas. With all the berries, look out for bears! Continue down and south where you will end up at the DeMartin Redwood Youth Hostel. If you want to start at the south trailhead at milepost 12.8, park at the Wilson Creek day use area on the west side of the highway.

Hidden Beach section

Hidden Beach section is 6 miles total. From DeMartin Redwood Youth Hostel, take the easy 2-mile trail that follows an old road paralleling Highway 101. Cross the highway at Lagoon Creek and experience far-reaching ocean views along a spruce-alder forest path. Check out the off-shore seastacks covered with thousands of seabirds: murres, cormorants, pigeon guillemots and more! Take the spur trail to Hidden Beach and tide pools. Ramble up to Klamath River Overlook where whale watching is famous.

Flint Ridge section

Flint Ridge section is a strenuous 4½-mile trip hike starts at a pond and climbs through redwoods to ocean vistas. Access to both trailheads starts on Klamath Beach Road, off Highway 101. This eastern access is by the junction of Alder Camp Road and the Coastal Drive. The western trailhead is on the Coastal Drive; follow Klamath Beach Road to Coastal Drive. For those interested in backpacking, the Flint Ridge camp is available ¼ mile in from Coastal Drive on the western side. Expect solitude and a steep climb through one of the finest old-growth redwood forests in the parks. Marshall Pond was actually a mill pond during the logging days, but the birds don't mind!

Gold Beach section

Gold Beach section is an easy 4-mile section begins at Coastal Trail on Coastal Drive and traverses downhill to Carruthers Cove at the ocean. Flat stroll alongside Sitka spruce takes you past Ossagon backpack site. Discover 30-foot walls of ferns at Fern Canyon, (seasonal bridges available only in the summer). Beyond Fern Canyon is a short saunter to the trailhead on Davison Road. Walk the road to Gold Bluffs Beach campground.

Skunk Cabbage section

Skunk Cabbage section is a Moderate 5-mile hike with some switchbacks. Trailheads located off Highway 101 at milepost 122.69 or drive along Davison Road to Gold Bluffs Beach entrance station. From Highway 101, thick Sitka spruce forest with some old growth opens up into dense streamside vegetation. Check out the skunk cabbage bogs and scads of ferns! Walk beside the Pacific with haunting clifftop alder stands. Look for the old Union Gold Bluff mine site.