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Mendocino County

Mendocino Headlands State Park – Agate Beach Cove loop from Mendocino

Mountain biking trails

Mendocino County

Mendocino Headlands State Park – Agate Beach Cove loop from Mendocino

Moderate

2.9

(28)

40

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Mendocino Headlands State Park – Agate Beach Cove loop from Mendocino

02:15

26.0km

390m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Jackson Demonstration State Forest

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

1.10 km

Mendocino Headlands State Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very uniquely the historic town sits on these iconic coastal headlands, with a perfect dirt trail running along the cliffs.

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2

1.43 km

Agate Beach Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

Dramatic vista down along the steep bluffs to the cove with a natural sandy beach.

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3

1.60 km

Agate Beach Cove

Highlight • Beach

Great coastal overlook form the cliffs high above the wild dang beach, right off the Shoreline highway

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4

2.02 km

Jack Peters Creek Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Historic concrete span across the deep gulch cut deep into the bluffs by the creek below.

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5

2.91 km

Russian Gulch State Park

Highlight • Forest

Amazing coastal state park, stretching from the ocean headlands deep into the dense evergreen forests along a creek that has cut a deep canyon.

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3.19 km

Russian Gulch

Beach

7

3.73 km

Russian Gulch Campground

Highlight • Rest Area

Bikers have free day use access to the trails and roads of the State Park, and for overnight stays only pay $10 in the hiker/biker section. No reservations required. Bring …

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8

24.2 km

Big River Beach

Highlight • Beach

Long and flat

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9

25.4 km

Mendocino

Highlight • Settlement

Small historic town, transitioned from an almost abandoned logging settlement to an artist and tourism community

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B

26.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.76 km

8.66 km

3.36 km

2.29 km

1.89 km

Surfaces

10.9 km

7.83 km

5.82 km

692 m

417 m

335 m

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