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Woodlands Special Treatment Area

Confusion–Endo, 5 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Confusion–Endo, 5 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Woodlands Special Treatment Area near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 505 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi430 – 784 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Orchard Trail 39.31345, -123.73598
Nearest town Mendocino, CA
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Confusion–Endo, 5 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 430–783 ft

Out & Back · Woodlands Special Treatment Area

Trailhead: Orchard Trail · 39.31345, -123.73598

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start on Orchard Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Nitro, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Gas Tank, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto Confusion, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left onto Gas Cap, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Endo, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.7 miBear left onto Orchard Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/endo-gas-cap-out-back-4-sights-6-km

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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