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Woodlands Special Treatment Area

Endo–Gas Cap, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 526 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Endo–Gas Cap, 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Woodlands Special Treatment Area near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 526 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi564 – 863 ft · steepest grade: 28%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.32921, -123.74356
Nearest town Mendocino, CA
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Endo–Gas Cap, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 526 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 564–863 ft

Out & Back · Woodlands Special Treatment Area

Trailhead: 39.32921, -123.74356

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wagon Trail, heading SW.
  3. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Parallel This!, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 500 ftBear right onto Gas Tank, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Gas Cap, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Endo, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto O No!, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftReach Parallel This!, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Endo, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Gas Cap, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Gas Tank, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 500 ftTurn left onto Parallel This!, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 100 ftBear left onto Wagon Trail, heading NW.
  18. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/endo-gas-cap-out-back-4-sights-d318

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 68°F49°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity87%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 65°51°
Sun 64°48°
Mon 77°45°
Tue 74°51°
Wed 71°48°
Thu 78°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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