Dru Barner Sunset Point–Dru Barner Trail, 4 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 1,582 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Dru Barner Sunset Point–Dru Barner Trail, 4 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. The route reaches Dru Barner Sunset Point. It climbs 1,582 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Dru Barner Sunset Point–Dru Barner Trail, 4 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 1,582 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Elevation 2,856–3,398 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.89956, -120.76935
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mar Det Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Little Silver Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Balderson Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Mace Mill Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Balderson Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Dru Barner Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Balderson Corral Road, heading NW.
- 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 NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Balderson Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mace Mill Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Balderson Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Little Silver Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Mar Det Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 3.0 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Bald Eagle Road–Little Silver Trail, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 458 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 6.5 mi · ▲ 740 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 7.6 mi · ▲ 867 ft
- Mace Mill Loop & Mar Det Trail via Rock Creek Loop 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,120 ft
- Hog Canyon Road via Rock Creek Loop 8.4 mi · ▲ 984 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 10.8 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft
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