Loop Road
9.6 mi · ▲ 828 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Loop Road is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Blodgett Experimental Forest near Quintette, CA. It climbs 828 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Loop Road
9.6 mi · ▲ 828 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Elevation 3,796–4,214 ft
Out & Back · Blodgett Experimental Forest
Trailhead: 38.92179, -120.64042
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Loop Road, heading W.
- 3.4 miReach Loop Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Loop Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 653 ft
- Loop Cutoff Road via Loop Road 8.2 mi · ▲ 855 ft
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