AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Carey Road–Kern Road, 4 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Carey Road–Kern Road, 4 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,375 – 1,467 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Palm Drive 34.19113, -115.88207
Nearest town Old Dale, CA
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Carey Road–Kern Road, 4 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 1,375–1,466 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Palm Drive · 34.19113, -115.88207

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:21 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

  1. Start on Palm Drive, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Witt Drive, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kern Road, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pipeline Road, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Barbara Lane, heading N.
  6. 400 ftTurn right onto Valle Vista Road, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Dons Road, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Carey Road, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Moody Lane, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miReach Kern Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right onto Carey Road, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Dons Road, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Valle Vista Road, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Barbara Lane, heading S.
  15. 400 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Kern Road, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Witt Drive, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Palm Drive, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/carey-road-kern-road-out-back-4-sights-9-km

Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:21 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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