Depthcharge & Miner's Pit Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 459 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Depthcharge & Miner's Pit Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 459 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,068 – 3,370 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.90493, -120.73506
Nearest town Balderson Station, CA
Directions
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Depthcharge & Miner's Pit Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 459 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 3,069–3,369 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.90493, -120.73506
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Miner's Pit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Depthcharge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Depthcharge, heading SE.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
55% dirt45% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Mace Mill Road & Martin Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft
- Mace Mill Loop & Martin Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,155 ft
- Balderson Trail–Depthcharge, 4 sights 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,762 ft
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