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Lime Kiln Trail
Santa Cruz
Walk among giants and the ghosts of industry. The Lime Kilns Trail winds through towering redwoods to moss-covered stone ruins from the 1870s, where California limestone once fed the Gold Rush construction boom.
Historic lime kiln ruins
Peaceful forest hike
Moderate 5-mile loop
Gold Rush history
Tips
🥾combine with Redwood Grove Loop Trail
📷kilns look best in morning light
🌲five miles with steady elevation
Lime Kiln Trail
Santa Cruz


Walk among giants and the ghosts of industry. The Lime Kilns Trail winds through towering redwoods to moss-covered stone ruins from the 1870s, where California limestone once fed the Gold Rush construction boom.
Historic lime kiln ruins
Peaceful forest hike
Moderate 5-mile loop
Gold Rush history
Tips
🥾combine with Redwood Grove Loop Trail
📷kilns look best in morning light
🌲five miles with steady elevation