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Balderson Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Balderson Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,156 – 3,294 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.91789, -120.77518
Nearest town Buckeye, CA
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Balderson Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 3,156–3,295 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.91789, -120.77518

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left onto Balderson Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Dru Barner Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Balderson Corral Road, heading W.
  6. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 300 ftContinue straight onto Dru Barner Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Balderson Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 1.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 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-8-km-3881

Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:42 PM.

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