North Boundary Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 981 ft · 1 hr 55 min
North Boundary Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Russian Gulch State Park near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 981 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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North Boundary Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 981 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 83–565 ft
Out & Back · Russian Gulch State Park
Trailhead: North Boundary Trail · 39.33513, -123.76045
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 68°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Boundary Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Lindquist Loops, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto EZ-Out, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lindquist Loops, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Parallel Action, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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