Balderson Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Balderson Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. It climbs 547 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,130 – 3,402 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.91060, -120.77355
Nearest town Buckeye, CA
Directions
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Balderson Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 3,132–3,403 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.91060, -120.77355
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Little Silver Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Balderson Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Mace Tie Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Balderson Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mace Tie Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Balderson Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Little Silver Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Little Silver Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- Little Silver Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 353 ft
- Bald Eagle Road–Little Silver Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Little Silver Trail & Mar Det Trail Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 530 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 4.6 mi · ▲ 623 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 4.8 mi · ▲ 677 ft
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