Grasshopper Peak Trail
| Grasshopper Peak Trail Year-round access |
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| Trailhead: | Big Tree Area |
| Location: | Big Tree parking area, four miles west of the Avenue of the Giants on the Mattole Road. Eight miles from Humboldt Redwoods State Park Visitor Center. Or, Grasshopper Fire Road, five miles west of the Avenue of the Giants. |
| Hiking time: | 8 hours round-trip |
| Distance: | 14 miles round trip |
| Difficulty: | Strenuous, seven miles up, seven miles down |
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| Seasonal bridge access: | Yes - summer only access from the Big Tree Area parking lot (approximately June-September). Year-round access from Grasshopper Fire Road. |
| Description: | |
| This trail is for those who would like to hike in the backcountry for the entire day. Be sure to take water and food and tell someone where you are going. There are several alternative routes to Grasshopper Peak. From the Big Trees Area, the trail to Johnson Trail Camp will take you to Grasshopper Road. From Grasshopper Road, you may hike directly up Grasshopper Road, or take Squaw Creek Ridge Road and make a longer hike. There is water available at the fire lookout at the top of the mountain only when it is staffed (approximately July 1 through September 30). Summer bridges at Williams Grove, Burlington, and Garden Club allow summer access to the lookout from the other side of the mountain. | |