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Woodlands Special Treatment Area

Eagle's Roost Trail–Manly Gulch Trail, 4 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 2,065 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Eagle's Roost Trail–Manly Gulch Trail, 4 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Woodlands Special Treatment Area near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 2,065 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 922 ft · steepest grade: 17%13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Boundary Trail 39.33513, -123.75641
Nearest town Mendocino, CA
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Eagle's Roost Trail–Manly Gulch Trail, 4 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 2,065 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Elevation 54–921 ft

Out & Back · Woodlands Special Treatment Area

Trailhead: North Boundary Trail · 39.33513, -123.75641

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 68°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Parallel Action, heading E.
  2. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Railroad Gulch Road, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Observatory Trail, heading SW.
  4. 2.1 miTurn left onto Manly Gulch Trail, heading SE.
  5. 2 miTurn left onto Staircase, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miBear right onto Eagle's Roost Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Woodlands Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftReach Parallel Action, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Eagle's Roost Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miBear left onto Staircase, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto Manly Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  12. 2 miTurn right onto Forest History Trail, heading SE.
  13. 2.1 miBear right onto Railroad Gulch Road, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Parallel Action, heading S.
  15. 1.3 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/confusion-little-lake-sherwood-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 68°F50°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity86%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 65°52°
Sun 64°47°
Mon 77°46°
Tue 74°52°
Wed 71°49°
Thu 78°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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