BLM 819

This 6-mile out-and-back trail navigates hard-packed sand surrounded by dark rocks with very little vegetation dotting the barren landscape. Quartz Peak rises in the distance, crowned with communication equipment atop its summit, serving as your navigation beacon. The route eventually leaves the plateau and drops into a wash filled with lots of vegetation, creating a stark contrast to the rocky plateau above. After briefly traveling the wash, it climbs out the other side onto another plateau mirroring the first with hard pack sand and rocks. This pattern repeats, moving from plateau to plateau, crossing washes while heading toward Quartz Peak, creating a rhythmic up and down journey through varied terrain.