Woodlands Special Treatment Area
Eagle's Roost Trail–Manly Gulch Trail, 4 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 2,065 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Eagle's Roost Trail–Manly Gulch Trail, 4 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Woodlands Special Treatment Area near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 2,065 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Eagle's Roost Trail–Manly Gulch Trail, 4 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 2,065 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Elevation 54–921 ft
Out & Back · Woodlands Special Treatment Area
Trailhead: North Boundary Trail · 39.33513, -123.75641
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 68°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Parallel Action, heading E.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Railroad Gulch Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Observatory Trail, heading SW.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Manly Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn left onto Staircase, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Eagle's Roost Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Woodlands Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Parallel Action, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Eagle's Roost Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Staircase, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Manly Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miTurn right onto Forest History Trail, heading SE.
- 2.1 miBear right onto Railroad Gulch Road, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Parallel Action, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 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 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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