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Spring Ranch Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Van Damme State Park near Mendocino, CA. It is mostly level, with 184 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 184 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28899, -123.79464
Nearest town Mendocino, CA

Directions

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Spring Ranch Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 184 ft · 48 min

Elevation 53–184 ft

Out & Back · Van Damme State Park

Trailhead: 39.28899, -123.79464

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 67°F / low 52° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Spring Ranch Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miReach Spring Ranch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

49% paved34% gravel17% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 67°F52°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity77%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 62°52°
Sun 71°50°
Mon 79°47°
Tue 76°53°
Wed 73°51°
Thu 80°59° 16%

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. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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