Bald Mountain & Trail 10
12.4 mi · ▲ 2,249 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Bald Mountain & Trail 10 is a 12.4-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. The route reaches Bald Mountain at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 2,249 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bald Mountain & Trail 10
12.4 mi · ▲ 2,249 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Elevation 3,429–4,590 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.93469, -120.72003
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Access Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Trail 1, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Trail 1-3, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Trail 10, heading E.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Bald Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Trail 1-3, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Trail 1, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Access Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 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 4.3 mi in (~139 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Access Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 639 ft
- Access Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 612 ft
- Trail 1 4.9 mi · ▲ 612 ft
- Trail 1 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,245 ft
- Trail 1 7 mi · ▲ 1,420 ft
- Trail 1 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,301 ft
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