Loop Road
6.8 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Loop Road is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Blodgett Experimental Forest near Quintette, CA. It climbs 402 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Loop Road
6.8 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 4,080–4,262 ft
Out & Back · Blodgett Experimental Forest
Trailhead: Bloggett Forest Road · 38.91019, -120.66186
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bloggett Forest Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Loop Road, heading N.
- 3.1 miReach Loop Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto Bloggett Forest Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Bloggett Forest Road Trailhead
- Loop Road 3 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Loop Cutoff Road via Loop Road 5.4 mi · ▲ 370 ft
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