AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Balderson Trail via Trail 1

2.3 mi · ▲ 503 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Balderson Trail via Trail 1 is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 503 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,789 – 3,288 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tipton Hill Road 38.92538, -120.74169
Nearest town Balderson Station, CA
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Balderson Trail via Trail 1

2.3 mi · ▲ 503 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 2,789–3,287 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Tipton Hill Road · 38.92538, -120.74169

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Balderson Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Trail 1, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miReach Balderson Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Balderson Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/balderson-trail-out-back-4-km-6442

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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