FS 1920-828 & FS 1920-830 via West Quartz Creek Loop Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 2,077 ft · 3 hr 38 min
FS 1920-828 & FS 1920-830 via West Quartz Creek Loop Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near American River, WA. It climbs 2,077 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,934 – 5,489 ft · steepest grade: 29%7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: FS 1920-830 46.98620, -121.25296
Nearest town American River, WA
Directions
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FS 1920-828 & FS 1920-830 via West Quartz Creek Loop Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 2,077 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Elevation 3,934–5,491 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: FS 1920-830 · 46.98620, -121.25296
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 50°F / low 37° · precip 35% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on FS 1920-830, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto FS 1920-828, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto West Quartz Creek Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 2.3 miReach FS 1920-830, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miSharp right onto FS 1920-828, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto FS 1920-830, heading S.
- 0.7 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
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 50°F37°
Feels like36°Precip35%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity61%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sun
52°38°
47%
Mon
55°36°
15%
Tue
65°37°
Wed
69°42°
Thu
57°43°
Fri
55°34°
19%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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