Carlisle Mine Road
15.7 mi · ▲ 1,878 ft · 6 hr 10 min
Carlisle Mine Road is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It climbs 1,878 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Carlisle Mine Road
15.7 mi · ▲ 1,878 ft · 6 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,331–2,100 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.06583, -115.75621
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 113°F / low 87° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:57 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Carlisle Mine Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Carlisle Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftArrive 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 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Chadwick Road 10.2 mi · ▲ 495 ft
- Old Dale Road 14.1 mi · ▲ 802 ft
- Goods Mine Road via Old Dale Road 16.1 mi · ▲ 1,210 ft
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