Lindquist Loops–North Boundary Trail, 3 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,476 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Lindquist Loops–North Boundary Trail, 3 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Russian Gulch State Park near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 1,476 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lindquist Loops–North Boundary Trail, 3 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,476 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Elevation 20–565 ft
Out & Back · Russian Gulch State Park
Trailhead: North Trail · 39.33136, -123.79758
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 66°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on North Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto North Boundary Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Lindquist Loops, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach North Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Parallel Action, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Boundary Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto North Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 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 2.1 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
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More from North Trail Trailhead
- Russian Gulch–North Boundary Trail, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 475 ft
- East Trail–Fern Canyon Trail, 3 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 861 ft
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