Upper Quarry–North Fuel Break Road, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Seep Zone Natural Reserve near Rincon, CA. The route reaches Upper Quarry. It climbs 441 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi673 – 991 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Chinquapin Road 37.00216, -122.05568
Nearest town Rincon, CA
Directions
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Upper Quarry–North Fuel Break Road, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 672–991 ft
Out & Back · Seep Zone Natural Reserve
Trailhead: Chinquapin Road · 37.00216, -122.05568
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Crown Circle stop 219 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Crown Nine Path, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto CLM Path, heading W.
- 300 ftPass Upper Quarry.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto LMC Path, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Across Campus, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Spring Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Red Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Camper Park, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Red Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto North Fuel Break Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Upper Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Camper Park, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Spring Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Across Campus, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto LMC Path, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto CLM Path, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Crown Nine Path, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
64% dirt18% gravel18% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 73°F51°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
70°54°
Wed
71°52°
Thu
73°56°
Fri
81°60°
Sat
80°61°
Sun
72°58°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Crown Circle stop 219 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Upper Quarry–Camper Park, 5 sights 13.3 mi · ▲ 1,539 ft
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