Carlisle Mine Road
12.3 mi · ▲ 2,999 ft · 5 hr 36 min
Carlisle Mine Road is a 12.3-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It climbs 2,999 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Carlisle Mine Road
12.3 mi · ▲ 2,999 ft · 5 hr 36 min
Elevation 1,485–3,056 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.05330, -115.73261
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 110°F / low 84° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:57 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Carlisle Mine Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Carlisle Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 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 1.0 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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