Blodgett Experimental Forest

Sand Mount Boulevard

2.3 mi · ▲ 495 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Sand Mount Boulevard is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Blodgett Experimental Forest near Quintette, CA. It climbs 495 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,957 – 4,465 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sand Mount Boulevard 38.90363, -120.66464
Nearest town Quintette, CA

Directions

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Sand Mount Boulevard

2.3 mi · ▲ 495 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 3,959–4,465 ft

Out & Back · Blodgett Experimental Forest

Trailhead: Sand Mount Boulevard · 38.90363, -120.66464

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on Sand Mount Boulevard, heading SE.
  2. 1.2 miReach Sand Mount Boulevard, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM — 5 min before dark.

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