Avenue of the Giants
Humboldt Redwoods State Park · near Weott / Garberville · North Coast
Road Cycling
At a glance
- Distance
- long
- Best season
- Late spring–fall; wet & cool much of the year on the North Coast
What is here
- Scenery
- forest
- Amenities
- World's tallest old-growth redwoods · Mostly flat & gentle · Quiet alternative to Hwy 101 · Groves, pullouts & small towns
- Best for
- A gentle ride among giant redwoods
- Features
- Ride among the world's tallest trees · Mostly flat & beginner-friendly · Quiet redwood parkway · Awe-inspiring old-growth groves
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Some RV & tourist traffic on the parkway · Damp, shaded, sometimes-mossy pavement · Cool & wet North Coast weather · Limited services between towns
- Beginner friendly
- Yes
Road Cycling detail
- Ride types
- loop
- Road
- mixed
- Climbing
- 1
- Ride notes
- A cathedral ride among the world's tallest trees — the Avenue of the Giants parallels Highway 101 on a mostly flat, quiet old road through the towering old-growth redwoods of Humboldt Redwoods State Park
- Stats note
- ~31 mi mostly-flat scenic parkway; towering old-growth redwoods
- Seasonal
- No
- Intl tip
- One of the most awe-inspiring places anywhere to ride — a ~31-mile, mostly flat old parkway through Humboldt Redwoods State Park, running beneath the towering old-growth coast redwoods, the tallest living things on earth. Gentle enough for any level and cathedral-like, a world apart from the parallel Hwy 101, with immense groves and small towns for stops. Some RV/tourist traffic; damp, cool, sometimes-mossy shaded pavement. Best late spring–fall; carry layers. Gentle terrain, humbling grandeur.
The guide
The Avenue of the Giants, a 31-mile stretch of old highway threading through Humboldt Redwoods State Park on California's North…
In the Guidebook
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Getting there
- Coordinates
- 40.3, -123.92