AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Broken Spoke & Quickdraw

4.1 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Broken Spoke & Quickdraw is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Armstrong, CA. It climbs 913 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,198 – 6,788 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37689, -120.23501
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
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Broken Spoke & Quickdraw

4.1 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 6,198–6,787 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.37689, -120.23501

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 53°F / low 42° · precip 48% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 200 ftBear right onto Rawhide, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Quickdraw, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Broken Spoke, heading NE.
  17. 400 ftBear left onto Crabtree Road, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftSharp right onto Broken Spoke, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miReach Quickdraw, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  22. 100 ftTurn right onto Crabtree Road, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miBear right onto Broken Spoke, heading E.
  24. 400 ftTurn left onto Quickdraw, heading E.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miSharp left onto Rawhide, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  28. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading SW.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  32. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  37. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  38. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  39. 0.1 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/broken-spoke-quickdraw-out-back-7-km-680b

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

RainTemperature 53°F42°
Feels like41°Precip48%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity82%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 48% rain1 AM: 42% rain2 AM: 40% rain3 AM: 37% rain4 AM: 34% rain5 AM: 38% rain6 AM: 38% rain7 AM: 44% rain8 AM: 42% rain9 AM: 33% rain10 AM: 30% rain11 AM: 19% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 6% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 3% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 60°40°
Sun 60°38°
Mon 74°36°
Tue 73°43°
Wed 68°48° 20%
Thu 70°48°

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