Coastal Trail: Last Chance Grade (North)
in California
This trailhead is used mostly by hikers going to Enderts Beach. Additionally, the trail continues south for 13 miles to the Damnation Creek Trailhead - and beyond. This section of the California Coastal Trail is a "hike and bike" trail.
It follows the old California Coastal Highway and it climbs 2,800 feet. However many parts of the trail are eroding, and it can be overgrown. Mountain bikes will be the best kind of bicycle to use on this trail.
Safety Tips We recommend you purchase and use a good map and trail guide for your adventures in Redwood National and State Parks. Don’t rely on online maps when you are here.To protect the habitats, leave no trace also means staying on the developed trail. Please don’t go off-trail and make any new trails.
- States
- California
- Trail type
- National and State Parks trail
- Centroid nearest city
- Eugene, OR · 171 mi · ~5 hr drive
- Centroid coords
- 41.7057°, -124.1428°
About Redwood National and State Parks
This trail is inside Redwood National and State Parks, a national and state parks managed by the U.S. National Park Service. Conditions, road status, trail closures, and reservation requirements are published on the park's NPS page — check it before driving in, especially in winter or during major weather events.
Official NPS trail page: https://www.nps.gov/places/coasttraillcgnorth.htm
Park homepage: https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked Coastal Trail: Last Chance Grade (North) and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
Other trails within 50 miles
Coastal Trail: Crescent Beach
2 miles from this trail's centroid
Coastal Trail: DeMartin
7 miles from this trail's centroid
Coastal Trail: Klamath
7 miles from this trail's centroid
Lieffer Loop Trail
8 miles from this trail's centroid
Yurok Loop Trail
8 miles from this trail's centroid
Fern Canyon Loop Trail
21 miles from this trail's centroid
Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.