Hang gliding is becoming popular on the Mendocino. On a weekend, it is not uncommon to have 60 or more hang gliders on the Forest. None of the sites below are considered beginner flights:
Hull Mountain: Gliders depart from the parking area on the Hull Mountain road. The gliding distance is approximately 4.5 miles, with a southerly descent and over 6,000-foot drop to land at the Gravelly Valley Airstrip.
Elk Mountain: Gliders depart from the top of Elk Mountain via the four-wheel-drive road and ride south some two miles with a 3,000-foot descent before landing at Middle Creek Campground.
Tool Cache Ridge: (Southwest of Elk Creek). Gliders depart from Ponderosa Point and ride approximately two miles with a 2,000-foot descent to the Diamond M landing Strip. The Diamond M Landing Strip is located outside the Forest boundary on private land, so glider pilots must obtain permission from the landowner.
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