Balderson Trail–Depthcharge, 4 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,762 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Balderson Trail–Depthcharge, 4 sights is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 1,762 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Balderson Trail–Depthcharge, 4 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,762 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 2,679–3,369 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.90493, -120.73506
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Miner's Pit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Depthcharge, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Trail 1, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Balderson Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Tipton Hill Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Balderson Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mace Mill Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mace Mill Loop, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mace Mill Road, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mace Mill Loop, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mace Mill Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mace Mill Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mace Mill Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Martin Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.8 mi · loop · via Mace Mill Road
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Mace Mill Road
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via Mace Mill Road
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Mace Mill Road
- 7 mi · out & back · via Mace Mill Road
- 7 mi · out & back · via Mace Mill Road
- 7.3 mi · out & back · via Mace Mill Road
- 7.7 mi · out & back · via Mace Mill Road
More from this trailhead
- Mace Mill Loop & Martin Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,155 ft
- Mace Mill Road & Martin Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft
- Depthcharge & Miner's Pit Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 459 ft
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