North Boundary Trail & North Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,433 ft · 3 hr 27 min
North Boundary Trail & North Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Russian Gulch State Park near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 1,433 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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North Boundary Trail & North Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,433 ft · 3 hr 27 min
Elevation 20–565 ft
Out & Back · Russian Gulch State Park
Trailhead: Lindquist Loops · 39.34063, -123.76134
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 68°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on Lindquist Loops, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Parallel Action, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Boundary Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto North Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach North Boundary Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto North Boundary Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Lindquist Loops, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 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 7:22 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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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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