Dru Barner Sunset Point & Dru Barner Trail

3 mi · ▲ 556 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Dru Barner Sunset Point & Dru Barner Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. The route reaches Dru Barner Sunset Point. It climbs 556 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,156 – 3,363 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dru Barner Trail 38.93125, -120.75698
Nearest town Balderson Station, CA

Directions

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Dru Barner Sunset Point & Dru Barner Trail

3 mi · ▲ 556 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 3,157–3,364 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Dru Barner Trail · 38.93125, -120.75698

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on Balderson Corral Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miPass Dru Barner Sunset Point.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Bottle Hill Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miReach Dru Barner Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Dru Barner Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 7 min before dark.

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