Woodlands Special Treatment Area
Forest History Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,965 ft · 4 hr 23 min
Forest History Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Woodlands Special Treatment Area near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 1,965 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Forest History Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,965 ft · 4 hr 23 min
Elevation 83–921 ft
Out & Back · Woodlands Special Treatment Area
Trailhead: Lindquist Loops · 39.34063, -123.76134
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on Lindquist Loops, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Parallel Action, heading S.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Railroad Gulch Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Observatory Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miBear right onto Railroad Gulch Road, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Parallel Action, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Lindquist Loops, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 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 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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More from Lindquist Loops Trailhead
- Lindquist Loops 2.1 mi · ▲ 552 ft
- Lindquist Loops 2.1 mi · ▲ 552 ft
- Lindquist Loops 3.3 mi · ▲ 923 ft
- Lindquist Loops 3.3 mi · ▲ 923 ft
- Parallel Action 3.7 mi · ▲ 979 ft
- Parallel Action 3.7 mi · ▲ 979 ft
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