East Trail–Endo, 7 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Mendocino Headlands State Park near Melbourne, CA. It climbs 2,939 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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East Trail–Endo, 7 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,939 ft · 6 hr 40 min
Elevation 6–863 ft
Out & Back · Mendocino Headlands State Park
Trailhead: connector · 39.27528, -123.68802
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 69°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto High Chutes Road, heading W.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto O No!, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Endo, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Gas Cap, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Gas Tank, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Parallel Action, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto East Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach High Chutes Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto North Boundary Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Parallel Action, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Gas Tank, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Gas Cap, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Endo, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto O No!, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto High Chutes Road, heading SE.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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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 8:03 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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