AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Trail 1

13.4 mi · ▲ 1,868 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Trail 1 is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Quintette, CA. It climbs 1,868 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,789 – 3,530 ft · steepest grade: 17%13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.90541, -120.72611
Nearest town Quintette, CA
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Trail 1

13.4 mi · ▲ 1,868 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Elevation 2,788–3,531 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.90541, -120.72611

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.5 miBear right onto Trail 1, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 4.1 miSharp right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
  10. 3.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miBear right onto Trail 1, heading W.
  12. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/trail-1-out-back-22-km-5ce5

Trail surface

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM

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