North Trail & Parallel Action is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Russian Gulch State Park near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 1,029 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi20 – 663 ft · steepest grade: 22%11.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31711, -123.74869
Nearest town Mendocino, CA
Directions
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North Trail & Parallel Action
11.4 mi · ▲ 1,029 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Elevation 20–663 ft
Out & Back · Russian Gulch State Park
Trailhead: 39.31711, -123.74869
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 68°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Little Lake-Sherwood Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Nitro, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Parallel Action, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Boundary Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto North Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miReach Parallel Action, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto North Boundary Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Parallel Action, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Nitro, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Little Lake-Sherwood Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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.
Trail surface
75% dirt25% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 68°F49°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat
65°52°
Sun
64°48°
Mon
77°46°
Tue
74°52°
Wed
71°49°
Thu
78°57°
16%
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
More from this trailhead
- Blair & Little Lake-Sherwood Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Little Lake-Sherwood Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 127 ft
- LeBaron 3.3 mi · ▲ 295 ft
- Little Lake-Sherwood Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 354 ft
- Orchard Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 302 ft
- Parallel Action 4.8 mi · ▲ 381 ft
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