Bald Hill Road & Pudding Creek Road
12.8 mi · ▲ 2,253 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Bald Hill Road & Pudding Creek Road is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Cleone, CA. It climbs 2,253 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bald Hill Road & Pudding Creek Road
12.8 mi · ▲ 2,253 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Elevation 203–892 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.49207, -123.77277
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 66°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Bald Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Pudding Creek Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Bald Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Bald Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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