Redwood National and State Parks
Quarry Pond–Mill Creek Horse Trail (North), 5 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,683 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Quarry Pond–Mill Creek Horse Trail (North), 5 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Crescent City, CA. The route reaches Quarry Pond. It climbs 1,683 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Quarry Pond–Mill Creek Horse Trail (North), 5 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,683 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Elevation 206–1,017 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: Rellim Ridge Trail · 41.72408, -124.13583
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 76°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:33 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Rellim Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Mill Creek Horse Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail (Alt Loop), heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Quarry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail (East Loop), heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mill Creek Horse Trail (West Loop), heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Horse Trail (North), heading NE.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Rellim Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 3.5 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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- Horses allowed on the whole route
- No dogs on part of this route
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More from Rellim Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Rellim Ridge Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 524 ft
- Howland Summit–Mill Creek Horse Trail (North), 5 sights 11.4 mi · ▲ 1,897 ft
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