Dru Barner Sunset Point–Balderson Trail, 5 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 1,292 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Dru Barner Sunset Point–Balderson Trail, 5 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. The route reaches Dru Barner Sunset Point. It climbs 1,292 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dru Barner Sunset Point–Balderson Trail, 5 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 1,292 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 2,929–3,398 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bottle Hill Road · 38.94134, -120.75776
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Dru Barner Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Dru Barner Sunset Point.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Balderson Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mace Mill Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Balderson Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Little Silver Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach Dru Barner Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Balderson Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Mace Mill Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Balderson Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Dru Barner Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Balderson Corral Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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