Sunset Nature Trail

California

California

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0.5 mi

Distance

101 ft

Gain

13 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Mendocino National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Quick trip — under 2 mi
Loop trail

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.5 mi
Elevation gain
101 ft
Elevation loss
101 ft
Highest point
1,940 ft
Lowest point
1,881 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

Sunset Nature is a 0.51-mile loop trail in California with 101 feet of elevation gain and 101 feet of elevation loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1940 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
1,901 ft
High point
1,940 ft
Total climbing
101 ft
Total descent
101 ft
Steepest stretch
7% grade right from the start
Length
0.5 mi
Shape
Loop

Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Mendocino National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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