Bald Eagle Road–Balderson Trail, 5 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 1,471 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Bald Eagle Road–Balderson Trail, 5 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. It climbs 1,471 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,763 – 3,402 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mar Det Trail 38.89613, -120.79017
Nearest town Buckeye, CA

Directions

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Bald Eagle Road–Balderson Trail, 5 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 1,471 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Elevation 2,762–3,403 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mar Det Trail · 38.89613, -120.79017

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:08 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on Mar Det Trail, heading E.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto Bald Eagle Road, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Mar Det Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NE.
  5. 1.5 miSharp right onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NE.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right onto Mace Tie Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Balderson Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Little Silver Trail, heading S.
  12. 1.2 miSharp left onto Bald Eagle Road, heading SW.
  13. 500 ftTurn right onto Mar Det Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.9 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 6:08 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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