Mendocino Headlands State Park

Big River Haul Road

13.7 mi · ▲ 767 ft · 4 hr 57 min

Big River Haul Road is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Mendocino Headlands State Park near Melbourne, CA. It climbs 767 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 492 ft · steepest grade: 21%13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28734, -123.64604
Nearest town Melbourne, CA

Directions

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Big River Haul Road

13.7 mi · ▲ 767 ft · 4 hr 57 min

Elevation 15–492 ft

Out & Back · Mendocino Headlands State Park

Trailhead: 39.28734, -123.64604

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 71°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 3.5 miTurn right onto Boyle's, heading N.
  3. 3.3 miBear right onto Big River Haul Road, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 200 ftTurn right onto Big Tree Trail, heading N.
  6. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 200 ftTurn left onto Big River Haul Road, heading S.
  9. 100 ftBear left onto Boyle's, heading SE.
  10. 3.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 3.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F48°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity66%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat 69°51°
Sun 68°49°
Mon 78°46°
Tue 75°52°
Wed 72°49°
Thu 79°57° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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