Mendocino Headlands State Park
Endo–Gas Cap Loop, 9 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 1,830 ft · 6 hr 7 min
Endo–Gas Cap Loop, 9 sights is a 15.6-mile loop in Mendocino Headlands State Park near Whiskey Springs, CA. It climbs 1,830 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Endo–Gas Cap Loop, 9 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 1,830 ft · 6 hr 7 min
Elevation 6–921 ft
Loop · Mendocino Headlands State Park
Trailhead: connector · 39.33559, -123.72941
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 67°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Observatory Trail, heading S.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Wagon Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Parallel This!, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right onto Gas Tank, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Gas Cap, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Endo, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto 720, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Endo, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto O No!, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto High Chutes Road, heading S.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Boyle's, heading S.
- 3.3 miBear right onto Big River Haul Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Big Tree Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Marsh Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Manly Gulch Trail, heading N.
- 2 miTurn right onto Forest History Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 0.4 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 2 min before dark.
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More from connector Trailhead
- Observatory Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 406 ft
- Observatory Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 406 ft
- Forest History Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 534 ft
- Observatory Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 441 ft
- Observatory Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 441 ft
- Cook House Trail & Emerald Highway 4.2 mi · ▲ 992 ft
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