12N70T & Balderson Trail via Trail 1
12.5 mi · ▲ 2,215 ft · 5 hr 16 min
12N70T & Balderson Trail via Trail 1 is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near Quintette, CA. It climbs 2,215 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,789 – 4,101 ft · steepest grade: 19%12.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Logging Road 38.92257, -120.69769
Nearest town Quintette, CA
Directions
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12N70T & Balderson Trail via Trail 1
12.5 mi · ▲ 2,215 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Elevation 2,789–4,103 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Logging Road · 38.92257, -120.69769
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 62°F / low 48° · precip 41% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Logging Road, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Access Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Trail 1, heading NW.
- 3 miTurn right onto Balderson Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Tipton Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Balderson Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Balderson Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Trail 1, heading S.
- 3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Access Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
39% dirt61% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 62°F48°
Precip41%Wind5 mphUV3Humidity59%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
67°50°
Sun
67°48°
Mon
76°47°
Tue
78°53°
Wed
73°52°
17%
Thu
82°60°
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Logging Road Trailhead
- Access Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 410 ft
- Access Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 518 ft
- Access Road 4 mi · ▲ 608 ft
- Access Road 5.2 mi · ▲ 761 ft
- Trail 1 5.3 mi · ▲ 761 ft
- Access Road 5.6 mi · ▲ 869 ft
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