Dru Barner Sunset Point & Dru Barner Trail via Balderson Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Dru Barner Sunset Point & Dru Barner Trail via Balderson Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. The route reaches Dru Barner Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 283 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dru Barner Sunset Point & Dru Barner Trail via Balderson Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 3,156–3,295 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.91789, -120.77518
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Balderson Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Dru Barner Trail, heading NE.
- 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 S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 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 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 this trailhead
- Balderson Trail 4 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Balderson Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 197 ft
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