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Upper Quarry–Camper Park, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Seep Zone Natural Reserve near Felton, CA. The route reaches Upper Quarry at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 479 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 1,168 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bus Stop 37.02094, -122.08391
Nearest town Felton, CA

Directions

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Upper Quarry–Camper Park, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 672–1,169 ft

Out & Back · Seep Zone Natural Reserve

Trailhead: Bus Stop · 37.02094, -122.08391

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 76°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 47 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bus Stop, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto North Meadow Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Camper Park, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Red Hill Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left onto Spring Road, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Across Campus, heading S.
  10. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto LMC Path, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftReach Upper Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miSharp left onto Across Campus, heading N.
  15. 300 ftContinue straight onto Spring Road, heading N.
  16. 50 ftSharp right onto Red Hill Road, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Camper Park, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading NW.
  19. 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right onto North Meadow Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bus Stop, heading W.
  22. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

42% gravel25% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F50°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity58%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 73°49°
Wed 85°52°
Thu 90°53°
Fri 100°60°
Sat 102°59°
Sun 89°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 47 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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