44 min
Overview
This short trail gives visitors access to some of the largest trees in the Prairie Creek area. Many of these trees that tower along the slopes are part of cathedral groves or a family group of trees. HikerS will pass fallen mother trees that are now the nursery logs for a wide variety of ferns and trees. <br><br>The trail starts from the Prairie Creek Visitor Center and skirts the meadow, before heading into the woods that line Boyes Creek. From here, the trail climbs gently, passing the junctions with the Elk Prairie Trail and the Rhododendron Trail, before coming to its end at the Circle Trail. <br><br>Hikers have several options to make a variety of short loops or can simply hike an out-and-back on the Cathedral Trees Trail. The trees are just as impressive when you head in the opposite direction.
Trail Stats
2.4 km
82 m
97 m
46 m
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Photos
Dwarfed by the immense Redwoods of Big Tree Wayside.
Dwarfed by the immense Redwoods of Big Tree Wayside.
Elk Prairie.
Elk Prairie.
The underside of a fallen redwood can be as impressive as its standing fellows.
The underside of a fallen redwood can be as impressive as its standing fellows.
That's one massive tree! (Big Tree Wayside)
That's one massive tree! (Big Tree Wayside)