Depthcharge & Miner's Pit Trail via Trail 1
13.2 mi · ▲ 2,045 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Depthcharge & Miner's Pit Trail via Trail 1 is a 13.2-mile out-and-back near Quintette, CA. It climbs 2,045 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,835 – 3,530 ft · steepest grade: 18%13.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.90541, -120.72611
Nearest town Quintette, CA
Directions
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Depthcharge & Miner's Pit Trail via Trail 1
13.2 mi · ▲ 2,045 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Elevation 2,834–3,531 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.90541, -120.72611
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Trail 1, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 3.3 miContinue straight onto Depthcharge, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Miner's Pit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Depthcharge, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Depthcharge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Miner's Pit Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Depthcharge, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Trail 1, heading NW.
- 2.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
38% dirt62% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.2 mi in (~181 min). Leave by 4:51 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Access Road 5.5 mi · ▲ 717 ft
- Trail 1 5.5 mi · ▲ 718 ft
- Access Road 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,102 ft
- Trail 1 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,343 ft
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