Quartz Creek

Difficulty	Distance	Steps	Elevation Gain	USFS Trail #
More Difficult	4.2 Miles One-way	11,672 est.		1050

Steps are estimated from the hike distance and a difficulty-based stride length.

Formula: distance in miles × 5,280 feet ÷ stride length

Stride length is adjusted because tougher trails usually shorten each step:

Difficulty	Stride length
Unknown	2.2 ft
Accessible	2.3 ft
Easy	2.6 ft
Moderate	2.1 ft
Difficult	2.0 ft
More Difficult	1.9 ft
Strenuous	1.8 ft

The result is rounded to the nearest whole step and shown as an estimate.

Notes

Quartz Creek Trail quickly enters a sliver of Wild Sky Wilderness and crosses the boundary of Henry M. Jackson Wilderness. Climb gradually through tall timber to small, open meadows and creek-crossings, where a series of boulder drops along a rock slide create spectacular scenic waterfalls. Crossings may be difficult to ford during early season snowmelt runoff. In just over four miles the trail intersects with the Bald Eagle Trail 650 at Curry Gap near the Darrington Ranger District boundary.