---
source: strava
date: 2026-08-09 12:37:59
title: "Grabtown Gulch to Purisima Creek"
activity_type: Walk
strava_id: 19674461920
tags:
  - strava
gpx: "/strava/2026/08/09/grabtown-gulch-to-purisima-creek-19674461920.gpx"
elapsed_time: 6725
location: "California"
---

Walk · 8.38 km · 1h 44m · 368m elevation

We had an opportunity to go on a hike without the seven year old so we biased for elevation that he would not enjoy. It was a beautiful day to be in the shade of a northern California redwood forest along a creek.

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