{"id":2588,"date":"2017-04-28T22:39:51","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T22:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluelotusadventures.com\/?p=2588"},"modified":"2018-08-06T13:21:02","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T13:21:02","slug":"west-ridge-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelotusadventures.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/28\/west-ridge-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ridge Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"Invalid slider id. Master Slider ID must be a valid number.\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"csRow\">\n<div class=\"csColumnGap\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; width: 3.12%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bluelotusadventures.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/advanced-wp-columns\/assets\/js\/plugins\/views\/img\/1x1-pixel.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"csColumn\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; width: 18.8%;\" data-csstartpoint=\"29.999998298828125\" data-csendpoint=\"209.99999829882813\" data-cswidth=\"18.8%\" data-csid=\"d524061e-ca50-c70c-84e5-3edf427de621\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #033268;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">DETAILS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Directions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">From the Prairie Creek visitor center, take Prairie Creek Rd to Newton B. Drury Scenic Hwy then turn right.\u00a0 Merge onto route 101 south.\u00a0 Turn right on Davidson Road and follow to the end and Gold Bluff Beach.\u00a0 You can access the trail from the Coastal Trail<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Equipment:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Sturdy hiking shoes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">water<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">camera<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">food\/snacks<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Hike Info:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Easy to follow trail with no markers.\u00a0 From the Coastal Trail the West Ridge is steep and overgrowth along the path.\u00a0 Can be a tough until you can the ridge when it becomes an excellent trail.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"csColumnGap\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; width: 4.38%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bluelotusadventures.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/advanced-wp-columns\/assets\/js\/plugins\/views\/img\/1x1-pixel.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"csColumn\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; width: 72.7%;\" data-csstartpoint=\"251.99999829882813\" data-csendpoint=\"949.99996778125\" data-cswidth=\"72.7%\" data-csid=\"32c53c57-7aef-1779-8654-1e9e71afcfa4\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The entire West Ridge Trail is 7 miles long. I hiked only 1.9 mikes of it as part of the Friendship Ridge Loop hike. This section, from the Coastal Trail to the Friendship Ridge Trail is a tale of two different trails. The first part, when ascending from the Coastal Trail is overgrown with tall fern and bushes. 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