Little Lake-Sherwood Trail & Orchard Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 419 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Little Lake-Sherwood Trail & Orchard Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 419 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Little Lake-Sherwood Trail & Orchard Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 419 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 421–653 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: connector · 39.31407, -123.72946
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on Orchard Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Little Lake-Sherwood Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Orchard Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Orchard Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 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 7:23 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
- 8.5 mi · out & back · via Little Lake-Sherwood Trail
- 9.3 mi · out & back · via Little Lake-Sherwood Trail
- 11 mi · out & back · via Little Lake-Sherwood Trail
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