Originally posted June 8, 2018
Updated April 30, 2023
We hiked Redbud Trail in April 2023 after the California’s massive rainstorms earlier in the winter and spring. What resulted were superblooms in locations. For as often as I have hiked the Redbud Trail, I have never seen the wildflowers on the trail I saw in late April. The wildflowers included Indian Paintbrush, Warrior Paintbrush, Common Fiddlestick, Western Wallflower, Diogene’s Lantern, and many other colorful wildflowers.
Hiking the Redbud Trail as it meanders along hillsides next to oak trees and descends down to Baton Flat and Cache Creek is a pleasant hike through the foothills.
The trail starts off out of the parking lot on a service road and then to the right you’ll see a sign with Redbud Trail marked on it. Take the trail away from the road and hike along the edge of the foothills until you come to a creek bed that you have to cross. Continue reading “Hiking Redbud Trail to Baton Flat”