Bald Eagle Road–Depthcharge, 5 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 2,460 ft · 5 hr 32 min
Bald Eagle Road–Depthcharge, 5 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. It climbs 2,460 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Bald Eagle Road–Depthcharge, 5 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 2,460 ft · 5 hr 32 min
Elevation 2,679–3,369 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bald Eagle Road · 38.90094, -120.77892
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:08 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Bald Eagle Road, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left onto Mar Det Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bald Eagle Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Mar Det Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Mace Mill Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mace Mill Loop, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Martin Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Miner's Pit Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Mar Det Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Depthcharge, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Martin Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mace Mill Loop, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mace Mill Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Mar Det Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Bald Eagle Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Mar Det Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bald Eagle Road, heading S.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Bald Eagle Road Trailhead
- Little Silver Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 446 ft
- 12N70T–Balderson Trail, 4 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,827 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Buckeye, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Buckeye, California