Mendocino Headlands State Park
Big River Road–Dry Dock, 5 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,321 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Big River Road–Dry Dock, 5 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Mendocino Headlands State Park near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 1,321 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Big River Road–Dry Dock, 5 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,321 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Elevation 15–768 ft
Out & Back · Mendocino Headlands State Park
Trailhead: connector · 39.31407, -123.72946
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 67°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Endo, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto O No!, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dry Dock, heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Big River Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto High Chutes Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Old Haul Road, heading E.
- 3.5 miSharp right onto Endo, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:10 PM.
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More from connector Trailhead
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- Dry Dock–Endo, 4 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 1,396 ft
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