Depthcharge & Miner's Pit Trail via Trail 1

11.9 mi · ▲ 2,060 ft · 5 hr

Depthcharge & Miner's Pit Trail via Trail 1 is an 11.9-mile out-and-back near Quintette, CA. It climbs 2,060 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,835 – 4,101 ft · steepest grade: 18%12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Logging Road 38.92257, -120.69769
Nearest town Quintette, CA

Directions

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Depthcharge & Miner's Pit Trail via Trail 1

11.9 mi · ▲ 2,060 ft · 5 hr

Elevation 2,834–4,103 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Logging Road · 38.92257, -120.69769

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 62°F / low 48° · precip 41% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start on Logging Road, heading SE.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right onto Access Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miSharp right onto Trail 1, heading NW.
  5. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Depthcharge, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left onto Miner's Pit Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Depthcharge, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftReach Depthcharge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 400 ftTurn left onto Miner's Pit Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Depthcharge, heading NE.
  11. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Trail 1, heading NW.
  12. 2.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miSharp right onto Access Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 62°F48°
Precip41%Wind5 mphUV3Humidity59%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 12 AM: 32% rain1 AM: 31% rain2 AM: 26% rain3 AM: 22% rain4 AM: 28% rain5 AM: 28% rain6 AM: 37% rain7 AM: 41% rain8 AM: 35% rain9 AM: 24% rain10 AM: 18% rain11 AM: 14% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 3% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 67°50°
Sun 67°48°
Mon 76°47°
Tue 78°53°
Wed 73°52° 17%
Thu 82°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~163 min). Leave by 4:27 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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