AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Trail 1

14.2 mi · ▲ 2,150 ft · 5 hr 49 min

Trail 1 is a 14.2-mile out-and-back near Quintette, CA. It climbs 2,150 ft. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,789 – 3,530 ft14.5 mi

Getting there

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

14.2 mi · ▲ 2,150 ft · 5 hr 49 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. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miSharp right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
  16. 3.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.7 miBear right onto Trail 1, heading SE.
  18. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/trail-1-out-back-23-km-6b20

Trail surface

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.7 mi in (~191 min). Leave by 3:34 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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