Dru Barner Sunset Point & Dru Barner Trail via Balderson Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Dru Barner Sunset Point & Dru Barner Trail via Balderson Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. The route reaches Dru Barner Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 260 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dru Barner Sunset Point & Dru Barner Trail via Balderson Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 3,126–3,295 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.92528, -120.76630
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Balderson Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Dru Barner Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Balderson Corral Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Dru Barner Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dru Barner Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Balderson Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 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 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Balderson Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Mace Mill Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 678 ft
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