Parallel Action
2.2 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 1 hr
Parallel Action is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Russian Gulch State Park near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 549 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Parallel Action
2.2 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 83–563 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 9 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Parallel Action, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 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 0.0 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from North Boundary Trail Trailhead
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- Confusion–Parallel Action, 4 sights 4 mi · ▲ 200 ft
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