Mendocino Headlands State Park
Mendocino Headlands State Park Sunset Point–Portuguese Beach, 3 beaches
2.4 mi · ▲ 124 ft · 52 min
Mendocino Headlands State Park Sunset Point–Portuguese Beach, 3 beaches is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Mendocino Headlands State Park near Mendocino, CA. The route passes Portuguese Beach before reaching Mendocino Headlands State Park Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 124 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mendocino Headlands State Park Sunset Point–Portuguese Beach, 3 beaches
2.4 mi · ▲ 124 ft · 52 min
Elevation 31–128 ft
Out & Back · Mendocino Headlands State Park
Trailhead: Mendocino Headlands Bluff Trail · 39.30635, -123.80936
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 67°F / low 52° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mendocino Headlands Bluff Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Portuguese Beach.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Mendocino Headlands State Park Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 7:23 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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