Lindquist Loops
3.9 mi · ▲ 954 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Lindquist Loops is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Russian Gulch State Park near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 954 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lindquist Loops
3.9 mi · ▲ 954 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 83–563 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 9 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Parallel Action, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Lindquist Loops, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto EZ-Out, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lindquist Loops, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Parallel Action, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from North Boundary Trail Trailhead
- Parallel Action 2.2 mi · ▲ 549 ft
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