Bob Hill Gulch loop
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McKay Community Forest ( map link ) As of September 29, 2022, a portion of the McKay Community Forest is finally open. This includes the Northridge parking area in the southern portion of the forest and about four miles of trails. A map can be found here . I decided to return to the forest ( prior hike from this start is here ) to hike the longest loop available on the now officially opened trails. The parking lot was indeed open with a great big sign stating the gates would get locked at 6PM. Gates locking at a variable time sometime after sunset seems pretty common for Humboldt County parks. Kiosk with map and other trail signs at the trailhead beside the Northridge parking area I turned onto the Bob Hill Gulch Trail, which is a much smaller trail and harder to see than the Perimeter Trail, an old road that is also an option. Bob Hill Gulch turns back on itself and really is just a longer way through the dark and scruffy forest to join another old road that branches from t