Woodlands Special Treatment Area

Endo–Gas Cap Loop, 6 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 433 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Endo–Gas Cap Loop, 6 sights is a 3.9-mile loop in Woodlands Special Treatment Area near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 433 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi430 – 784 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 39.31407, -123.72946
Nearest town Mendocino, CA

Directions

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Endo–Gas Cap Loop, 6 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 433 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 430–783 ft

Loop · Woodlands Special Treatment Area

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 on Orchard Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miBear left onto Little Lake-Sherwood Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Parallel This!, heading E.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Wagon Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Parallel Action, heading NE.
  7. 0.8 miBear right onto Gas Tank, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Gas Cap, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Endo, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

77% dirt23% 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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