AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Trail 10

15.5 mi · ▲ 3,065 ft · 6 hr 42 min

Trail 10 is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Quintette, CA. It climbs 3,065 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,429 – 4,305 ft · steepest grade: 23%15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Logging Road 38.92257, -120.69769
Nearest town Quintette, CA
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Trail 10

15.5 mi · ▲ 3,065 ft · 6 hr 42 min

Elevation 3,429–4,303 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Logging Road · 38.92257, -120.69769

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

  1. Start on Logging Road, heading SE.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right onto Access Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miSharp left onto Trail 1, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right onto Trail 1-3, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Trail 10, heading SE.
  7. 3.9 miReach Trail 10, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 3.9 miContinue straight onto Trail 1-3, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left onto Trail 1, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 1.1 miSharp right onto Access Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/trail-10-trail-10-out-back

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~142 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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