Mendocino Headlands State Park

Pole Line Trail via Big River Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Pole Line Trail via Big River Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Mendocino Headlands State Park near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 545 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 597 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pole Line Trail 39.31354, -123.74431
Nearest town Mendocino, CA

Directions

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Pole Line Trail via Big River Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 31–596 ft

Out & Back · Mendocino Headlands State Park

Trailhead: Pole Line Trail · 39.31354, -123.74431

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 68°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Pole Line Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Big River Road, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftReach Pole Line Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pole Line Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 68°F49°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 65°51°
Sun 69°48°
Mon 77°46°
Tue 74°52°
Wed 71°49°
Thu 78°57° 16%

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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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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