Gas Tank & Parallel Action
3.8 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Gas Tank & Parallel Action is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Russian Gulch State Park near Mendocino, CA. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Gas Tank & Parallel Action
3.8 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 533–663 ft
Out & Back · Russian Gulch State Park
Trailhead: North Boundary Trail · 39.33513, -123.75641
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 68°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Parallel Action, heading E.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Gas Tank, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Parallel Action, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Parallel Action, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 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 1.0 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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