Trails
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Harkins Ridge and Craig Britton Trail
10.4 mile trail in Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP, California
10.4 mile trail in Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP, California
Moderate
10.4 mi/
16.7 km
16.7 km
Guides
10.4 mile trail in Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP, California
10.5 mile trail near Halfmoon Bay, California
Community Trips
Took a short day hike with Vanessa through the Purisima Creek Redwood Open Space Preserve along the the Whittemore Gulch Trail and back along the Harkins Ridge Trail. We stopped for lunch along the ridge and had a tasty Avocado as well as a little bag of trail mix.
First training carrying 35lb. pack for the 22nd Annual Bataan Memorial Death March in New Mexico on 3/27. This is a wonderful hike that usually takes me no more than three hours without the weight. There are terrific views from up top and nice redwoods along the way.
This is a moderate 10 mile hike at Purisima Creek redwoods Open Space Preserve. Total elevation change was about 1900 ft. This is one of my favorite hikes on the coast. The scenery here is spectacular as well as varied. We started from the the small parking lot off Higgins Canyon Rd. We proceeded up the Whittemore Gulch trail going through several different forest zones, redwood, to coastal scrub, to tanoak, madrone,...
Purisma Creek Redwood Open Space: Harkins Ridge, Purisma Creek
Grabtown, California, United States
7.2 miles
7.2 miles
Higgins Canyon Trailhead - Harkins Ridge Tr - Craig Britton Tr - Purisma Creek Tr
This is a great little walk to take with kids. It's flat, wide open and there's a lot to see. Plus it's very wet and shaded so you really don't need to worry about sunscreen or sun exposure. You'll see a year-round creek, huge redwoods and doug fir, the occasional deer and a lot of plants. Flowers in the spring. We usually play a game that involves counting the number of banana...
One of our favorite spots to bring friends and kids and families the Purisima Creek trail is wide, mostly flat and full of gobs of interesting things to see. Today my two girls and I went out exploring with some great friends of ours. They have two daughters about the same age and were looking for an excuse to get out and explore. We started this hike with a quick review of...
Purisima Creek Open Space
A 14 mile (20km) hike at Purisma, heading down from the top Northern Skyline parking area on Harkins Ridge trail, up the Purisma Creek road and back via the Craig Britton trail. This hike adds in the Borden Hatch Mill & Grabtown Gulch trails for an extra 5 miles.
Hike at Purisima Creek Open Space Preserve during a weekend of heavy rain and hail. A beautiful place with some great trails. See my full write up on my blog.http://randyswaypoints.blogspot.com/2011/03/purisima-pummeling.html
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