Mendocino Headlands State Park
Confusion–Endo, 6 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 3,164 ft · 6 hr 51 min
Confusion–Endo, 6 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Mendocino Headlands State Park near Melbourne, CA. It climbs 3,164 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Confusion–Endo, 6 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 3,164 ft · 6 hr 51 min
Elevation 6–863 ft
Out & Back · Mendocino Headlands State Park
Trailhead: connector · 39.27528, -123.68802
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 69°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto High Chutes Road, heading W.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto O No!, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Endo, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Gas Cap, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Confusion, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Gas Tank, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Parallel Action, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach High Chutes Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Gas Tank, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Confusion, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Gas Cap, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Endo, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto O No!, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto High Chutes Road, heading E.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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