West Quartz Creek Loop Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,310 ft · 2 hr 11 min
West Quartz Creek Loop Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near American River, WA. It climbs 1,310 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,934 – 4,767 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: West Quartz Creek Loop Trail 46.99461, -121.22941
Nearest town American River, WA
Directions
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West Quartz Creek Loop Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,310 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 3,934–4,769 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: West Quartz Creek Loop Trail · 46.99461, -121.22941
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start on West Quartz Creek Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 2.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.3 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:41 PM
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