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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.5 miBear right onto Trail 1, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 3.3 miContinue straight onto Depthcharge, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left onto Miner's Pit Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Depthcharge, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miReach Depthcharge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Miner's Pit Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Depthcharge, heading N.
  10. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Trail 1, heading NW.
  11. 2.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 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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