Little Lake-Sherwood Trail & Wagon Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Little Lake-Sherwood Trail & Wagon Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 314 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi420 – 640 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.32921, -123.74356
Nearest town Mendocino, CA

Directions

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Little Lake-Sherwood Trail & Wagon Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 421–639 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.32921, -123.74356

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 68°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wagon Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Little Lake-Sherwood Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.8 miReach Little Lake-Sherwood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.8 miTurn left onto Wagon Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 68°F49°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity62%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 64°50°
Sun 69°48°
Mon 77°45°
Tue 74°51°
Wed 71°48°
Thu 78°56° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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