LeBaron–Lindquist Loops, 4 sights
11 mi · ▲ 1,641 ft · 4 hr 29 min
LeBaron–Lindquist Loops, 4 sights is an 11-mile out-and-back in Russian Gulch State Park near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 1,641 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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LeBaron–Lindquist Loops, 4 sights
11 mi · ▲ 1,641 ft · 4 hr 29 min
Elevation 83–637 ft
Out & Back · Russian Gulch State Park
Trailhead: Lindquist Loops · 39.33970, -123.76185
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 68°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on Lindquist Loops, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Parallel Action, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Wagon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Little Lake-Sherwood Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto LeBaron, heading S.
- 1.4 miReach Lindquist Loops, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Little Lake-Sherwood Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Wagon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Parallel Action, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Lindquist Loops, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 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.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Little Lake-Sherwood Trail
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Little Lake-Sherwood Trail
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Little Lake-Sherwood Trail
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Little Lake-Sherwood Trail
- 8.5 mi · out & back · via Little Lake-Sherwood Trail
- 9.3 mi · out & back · via Little Lake-Sherwood Trail
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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