Saturday, June 22, 2013

Henry Cowell Fall Creek Unit - Fall Creek

Fall Creek runs along the entire Fall Creek Trail...











Trail: Bennet Creek Trail - Fall Creek Trail - Big Ben Trail - Truck Trail - Ridge Trail - Bennet Creek Trail Loop

Total Distance: 7 miles

Big thanks to California State Park and Bay Area Hiker


~~ CK


Henry Cowell Fall Creek Unit - Ridge Trail











Trail: Bennet Creek Trail - Fall Creek Trail - Big Ben Trail - Truck Trail - Ridge Trail - Bennet Creek Trail Loop

Total Distance: 7 miles

Big thanks to California State Park and Bay Area Hiker


~~ CK


Henry Cowell Fall Creek Unit - Truck Trail

Big Ben Trail ends with Truck Trail, but the junction is unsigned.



Trail: Bennet Creek Trail - Fall Creek Trail - Big Ben Trail - Truck Trail - Ridge Trail - Bennet Creek Trail Loop

Total Distance: 7 miles

Big thanks to California State Park and Bay Area Hiker


~~ CK


Henry Cowell Fall Creek Unit - Big Ben Trail

The Fall Creek Trail and Big Ben Trail junction is unsigned and can easily be missed. If you reached a small crossing to a different trail on the other side of the creek, you already missed it.







Trail: Bennet Creek Trail - Fall Creek Trail - Big Ben Trail - Truck Trail - Ridge Trail - Bennet Creek Trail Loop

Total Distance: 7 miles

Big thanks to California State Park and Bay Area Hiker


~~ CK


Henry Cowell Fall Creek Unit - Barrel Mill Area

Barrels are made from the redwood trees in this area long time ago...




Trail: Bennet Creek Trail - Fall Creek Trail - Big Ben Trail - Truck Trail - Ridge Trail - Bennet Creek Trail Loop

Total Distance: 7 miles

Big thanks to California State Park and Bay Area Hiker


~~ CK


Henry Cowell Fall Creek Unit - Fall Creek Trail
















Trail: Bennet Creek Trail - Fall Creek Trail - Big Ben Trail - Truck Trail - Ridge Trail - Bennet Creek Trail Loop

Total Distance: 7 miles

Big thanks to California State Park and Bay Area Hiker


~~ CK


Henry Cowell Fall Creek Unit - Bennet Creek Trail

From the park website...

The forks of Fall Creek, a forest of second-generation redwoods and Douglas ?r are some of the attractions of a walk through this isolated area of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Located on the slopes of Ben Lomond Mountain in a wild canyon northwest of Felton, this part of the park also boasts a lush creekside habitat of ferns, big-leaf maple and alder.
The entrance to this park can easily be missed. Watch out for the park sign right at the entrance...


This sign is not visible from the parking lot. The trail starts in left-hand corner of the parking lot.






Coming from the loop going back to trailhead...





Trail: Bennet Creek Trail - Fall Creek Trail - Big Ben Trail - Truck Trail - Ridge Trail - Bennet Creek Trail Loop

Total Distance: 7 miles

Big thanks to California State Park and Bay Area Hiker


~~ CK