Parallel Action & Wagon Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Parallel Action & Wagon Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Russian Gulch State Park near Mendocino, CA. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Parallel Action & Wagon Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 438–637 ft
Out & Back · Russian Gulch State Park
Trailhead: North Boundary Trail · 39.33541, -123.77313
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 67°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on North Boundary Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Parallel Action, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Wagon Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Parallel Action, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Parallel Action, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Boundary Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 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 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM — 1 min before dark.
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