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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Spring Ranch Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Spring Ranch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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
More from this trailhead
- Peterson Viewpoint & Van Damme State Park Beach via Chapman Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 58 ft
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