Dru Barner Sunset Point–Dru Barner Trail, 3 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 562 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Dru Barner Sunset Point–Dru Barner Trail, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. The route reaches Dru Barner Sunset Point. It climbs 562 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dru Barner Sunset Point–Dru Barner Trail, 3 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 562 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 3,199–3,364 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Balderson Trail · 38.92159, -120.75857
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Mace Mill Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Balderson Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Dru Barner Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Balderson Corral Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Dru Barner Sunset Point.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Bottle Hill Road, heading N.
- 450 ftReach Dru Barner Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Dru Barner Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Balderson Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mace Mill Road, heading SW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:42 PM.
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More from Balderson Trail Trailhead
- Mace Mill Road Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 338 ft
- Mace Mill Loop Loop via Mace Mill Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- Balderson Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 806 ft
- Mace Mill Loop Loop 6 mi · ▲ 723 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 10.7 mi · ▲ 1,382 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,438 ft
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