Woodlands Special Treatment Area
Confusion–Endo Loop, 6 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Confusion–Endo Loop, 6 sights is a 3.5-mile loop in Woodlands Special Treatment Area near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 385 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Confusion–Endo Loop, 6 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 430–783 ft
Loop · Woodlands Special Treatment Area
Trailhead: 39.32921, -123.74356
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 68°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wagon Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Parallel This!, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right onto Gas Tank, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Confusion, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Gas Cap, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Endo, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Little Lake-Sherwood Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Parallel This!, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Wagon Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- East Trail–Parallel Action, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- Endo–Gas Cap, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 526 ft
- Little Lake-Sherwood Trail & Wagon Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- LeBaron–Little Lake-Sherwood Trail, 3 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 608 ft
- North Boundary Trail–North Trail, 4 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 590 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Mendocino, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Mendocino, California