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12N70T–Balderson Trail, 4 sights

14.2 mi · ▲ 2,355 ft · 5 hr 55 min

12N70T–Balderson Trail, 4 sights is a 14.2-mile out-and-back near Quintette, CA. It climbs 2,355 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,789 – 4,167 ft · steepest grade: 22%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trail 1 38.91746, -120.69757
Nearest town Quintette, CA
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12N70T–Balderson Trail, 4 sights

14.2 mi · ▲ 2,355 ft · 5 hr 55 min

Elevation 2,789–4,168 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Trail 1 · 38.91746, -120.69757

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on Trail 1, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Trail 1-3, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Trail 1, heading SW.
  4. 2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 3.7 miTurn right onto Balderson Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miSharp left onto Tipton Hill Road, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miReach Trail 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right onto Balderson Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left onto Trail 1, heading NE.
  10. 3 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 2.6 miTurn left onto Trail 1-3, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftTurn left onto Trail 1, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/12n70t-balderson-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

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