Trail 1-3 & Unnecessary Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,641 ft · 6 hr 41 min
Trail 1-3 & Unnecessary Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 2,641 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,789 – 4,124 ft · steepest grade: 18%16.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnecessary Trail 38.91341, -120.73963
Nearest town Balderson Station, CA
Directions
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Trail 1-3 & Unnecessary Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,641 ft · 6 hr 41 min
Elevation 2,788–4,123 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Unnecessary Trail · 38.91341, -120.73963
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Unnecessary Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
- 3.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Trail 1, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Trail 1-3, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach Unnecessary Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Trail 1, heading N.
- 1.9 miSharp right, heading W.
- 4.1 miSharp right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Unnecessary Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
74% dirt26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Mace Mill Loop & Unnecessary Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 858 ft
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