Balderson Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 806 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Balderson Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 806 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Balderson Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 806 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 2,856–3,398 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Balderson Trail · 38.92159, -120.75857
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Balderson Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Little Silver Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Little Silver Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Balderson Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
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More from Balderson Trail Trailhead
- Mace Mill Road Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 338 ft
- Mace Mill Loop Loop via Mace Mill Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- Dru Barner Sunset Point–Dru Barner Trail, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 562 ft
- Mace Mill Loop Loop 6 mi · ▲ 723 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 10.7 mi · ▲ 1,382 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,438 ft
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