Woodlands Special Treatment Area
Endo–Gas Cap, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 563 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Endo–Gas Cap, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Woodlands Special Treatment Area near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 563 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Endo–Gas Cap, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 563 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 564–863 ft
Out & Back · Woodlands Special Treatment Area
Trailhead: 39.32585, -123.73748
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 68°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Gas Tank, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Gas Cap, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Endo, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto O No!, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Gas Cap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Endo, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Gas Cap, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Gas Tank, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 0 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Eagle's Roost Trail–Gas Tank, 4 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 1,969 ft
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