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