Desert Queen Mine Road–O'Dell Road, 4 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Desert Queen Mine Road–O'Dell Road, 4 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Desert Queen Mine Road–O'Dell Road, 4 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 4,322–4,474 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Desert Queen Mine Trail · 34.02347, -116.07782
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Queen Valley Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Desert Queen Mine Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Queen Valley Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto O'Dell Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach Queen Valley Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Queen Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Queen Valley Road, heading E.
- 2.9 miBear left onto Desert Queen Mine Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Queen Valley Road, heading NE.
- 50 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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