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

0 mi2,677 – 3,370 ft · steepest grade: 18%13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bald Eagle Road 38.90094, -120.77892
Nearest town Buckeye, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Bald Eagle Road, heading SE.
  2. 500 ftBear left onto Mar Det Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Bald Eagle Road, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Mar Det Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miBear left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
  6. 1.5 miSharp right onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Mace Mill Road, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mace Mill Loop, heading E.
  12. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Martin Trail, heading SE.
  14. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left onto Miner's Pit Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.7 miReach Mar Det Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right onto Depthcharge, heading NE.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right onto Martin Trail, heading SW.
  19. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miBear right onto Mace Mill Loop, heading SW.
  21. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mace Mill Road, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NW.
  24. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miBear left onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NE.
  28. 1.5 miBear right onto Mar Det Trail, heading NW.
  29. 0.5 miBear left onto Bald Eagle Road, heading SE.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left onto Mar Det Trail, heading S.
  31. 50 ftBear right onto Bald Eagle Road, heading S.
  32. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:08 AMSunset 8:12 PM

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.

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