Brown Road–Encanto Road, 3 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Brown Road–Encanto Road, 3 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Brown Road–Encanto Road, 3 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 1,460–1,546 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Palm Drive · 34.19113, -115.88207
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:21 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
- Start on Palm Drive, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Witt Drive, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wilson Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Brown Road, heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Encanto Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Steeg Road, heading N.
- 1.7 miReach Brown Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Encanto Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Brown Road, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Wilson Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Witt Drive, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Palm Drive, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Palm Drive Trailhead
- Wilson Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Wilson Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Brown Road via Wilson Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Calle de Muzik via Wilson Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sunlight Road via Wilson Road 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Wilson Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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