Polipoli Trail Loop

This hike starts at the Polipoli Springs State Recreation Area, which is an adventure to get to all on it's own.  We passed signs that warned us only 4 x 4 vehicles should follow the road but we took our mini-van and Corolla in anyway.

After an hour of driving on switchbacks, we finally reached the Polipoli Springs park.  From the park, you can access many different hiking trails but we were excited to see the redwood trees. 

Apparently we took the wrong trail and what was supposed to be a leisurely 30 minute down-and-back hike, turned into a 3-hour 5-miler!

But it was totally worth it.