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Woodlands Special Treatment Area

Cook House Trail–Emerald Highway, 3 sights

10.3 mi · ▲ 1,619 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Cook House Trail–Emerald Highway, 3 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Woodlands Special Treatment Area near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 1,619 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi315 – 922 ft · steepest grade: 16%10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Boundary Trail 39.33513, -123.75641
Nearest town Mendocino, CA
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Cook House Trail–Emerald Highway, 3 sights

10.3 mi · ▲ 1,619 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Elevation 315–921 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. 2.3 miBear right onto Cook House Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miBear right onto Emerald Highway, heading SE.
  6. 300 ftBear right onto Cook House Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miReach Parallel Action, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Emerald Highway, heading NE.
  9. 300 ftBear left onto Cook House Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.7 miBear left onto Forest History Trail, heading NE.
  11. 2.3 miBear right onto Railroad Gulch Road, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Parallel Action, heading S.
  13. 1.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 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/cook-house-trail-emerald-highway-out-back-3-sights-16-km

Trail surface

42% dirt58% 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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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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