Mileage: Big Trees 3/8 mile, Forest View 1 1/2 mile
Elevation: 5200 feet
Difficulty: Easy
Use Level: Heavy
Topographic Map: Greek Store 7.5'

Access: The trailhead is reached by driving 27 miles east of Foresthill on Mosquito Ridge Road, a paved, two lane highway. The drive provides spectacular views of the areas' rugged topography.

Trail Description: The well maintained interpretive trail meanders through a virgin old growth forest area, featuring the world's largest tree species, the Giant Sequoia. This grove of six trees is the northernmost grove of giant sequoias or Big Trees, Sequoiadendron giganteum, in California, the only state in which they occur naturally. The nearest grove to this one is 60 miles south, in Calaveras County.

There are 16 numbered stops along the 1/2 mile of trail, coinciding with the numbers and text in a brochure available at the trailhead. You may hike either the 3/8 mile Big Trees trail or continue for the entire 1.5 mile loop, via the Forest View Trail. Picnic and restroom facilities are available at the trailhead.