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[Trail] Miners Ridge Trail [Length (one way) (miles)] 3.6 [Elevation Change (feet)] 450 [Trail Description] 
Forking off the James Irvine Trail near its eastern end, the Miners Ridge route climbs to a narrow ridge and drops down quite steeply towards Squashan Creek, entering a particularly cool, dark and overgrown section of the redwood forest. The path - established by gold miners in the 1880s - follows the creek downstream and exits the trees next to the campground at Gold Bluffs Beach. Together with the James Irvine Trail, the Coastal or Clintonia Trails enable a loop hike, of 11.7 or 7.3 miles respectively.
Hiking in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California
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