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Mendocino Headlands State Park

Dry Dock–Endo, 4 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 1,396 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Dry Dock–Endo, 4 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Mendocino Headlands State Park near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 1,396 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 768 ft · steepest grade: 16%10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 39.31407, -123.72946
Nearest town Mendocino, CA
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Dry Dock–Endo, 4 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 1,396 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Elevation 11–768 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Endo, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto O No!, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dry Dock, heading S.
  7. 1.3 miBear right onto Big River Road, heading SW.
  8. 1 miSharp right onto Pole Line Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1.8 miReach Endo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.8 miSharp left onto Big River Road, heading S.
  11. 1 miBear left onto Dry Dock, heading NE.
  12. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto O No!, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Endo, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dry-dock-endo-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 67°F49°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 64°50°
Sun 68°48°
Mon 77°45°
Tue 74°51°
Wed 71°48°
Thu 78°56° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:22 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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