Parallel Action
4.8 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Parallel Action is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 381 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Parallel Action
4.8 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 421–663 ft
Out & Back
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.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Nitro, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Little Lake-Sherwood Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 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.
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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.
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- 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
- Gas Cap via Little Lake-Sherwood Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 539 ft
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