Mendocino Headlands State Park
Confusion–Dry Dock, 7 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 1,902 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Confusion–Dry Dock, 7 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Mendocino Headlands State Park near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 1,902 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Confusion–Dry Dock, 7 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 1,902 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Elevation 11–863 ft
Out & Back · Mendocino Headlands State Park
Trailhead: North Boundary Trail · 39.33513, -123.76045
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 68°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Boundary Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Parallel Action, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Gas Tank, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Confusion, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Gas Cap, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Endo, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto O No!, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dry Dock, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Big River Road, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp right onto Pole Line Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miReach Parallel Action, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Big River Road, heading S.
- 1 miBear left onto Dry Dock, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto O No!, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Endo, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Gas Cap, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Confusion, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Gas Tank, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Parallel Action, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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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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