East Trail–Fern Canyon Trail, 3 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Russian Gulch State Park near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 509 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi112 – 564 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: North Boundary Trail 39.33513, -123.75641
Nearest town Mendocino, CA
Directions
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East Trail–Fern Canyon Trail, 3 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 111–565 ft
Out & Back · Russian Gulch State Park
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
- Start on North Boundary Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto East Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Falls Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Fern Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto North Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto North Boundary Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
57% dirt43% 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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