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.
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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
- Start on Logging Road, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Access Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Trail 1, heading NW.
- 2.6 miContinue straight onto Depthcharge, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Miner's Pit Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Depthcharge, heading SE.
- 450 ftReach Depthcharge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Miner's Pit Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Depthcharge, heading NE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Trail 1, heading NW.
- 2.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Access Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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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More from Logging Road Trailhead
- Access Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 410 ft
- Access Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 518 ft
- Access Road 4 mi · ▲ 608 ft
- Access Road 5.2 mi · ▲ 761 ft
- Trail 1 5.3 mi · ▲ 761 ft
- Access Road 5.6 mi · ▲ 869 ft
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