AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Don's Road–Kern Road, 4 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Don's Road–Kern Road, 4 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,398 – 1,460 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.18390, -115.88225
Nearest town Old Dale, CA
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Don's Road–Kern Road, 4 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 1,397–1,461 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.18390, -115.88225

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 96°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto Palm Drive, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Witt Drive, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kern Road, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pipeline Road, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Barbara Lane, heading N.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Valle Vista Road, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Dons Road, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Don's Road, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miReach Palm Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dons Road, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Valle Vista Road, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Barbara Lane, heading S.
  14. 450 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Kern Road, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Witt Drive, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Palm Drive, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dons-road-kern-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F64°
Feels like84°Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
100°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Mon 94°71°
Tue 91°68°
Wed 96°76°
Thu 98°77°
Fri 98°76°
Sat 99°76°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:10 PM.

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