Balderson Trail & Mace Mill Loop
9.5 mi · ▲ 1,100 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Balderson Trail & Mace Mill Loop is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. It climbs 1,100 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,851 – 3,402 ft9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.91060, -120.77355
Nearest town Buckeye, CA
Directions
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Balderson Trail & Mace Mill Loop
9.5 mi · ▲ 1,100 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 2,850–3,403 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.91060, -120.77355
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Little Silver Trail, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Mace Mill Loop, heading E.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Mace Tie Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Balderson Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Little Silver Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftArrive 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 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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