AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Dru Barner Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 54 min

Dru Barner Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 393 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,156 – 3,363 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dru Barner Trail 38.93353, -120.76011
Nearest town Balderson Station, CA
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Dru Barner Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 54 min

Elevation 3,157–3,364 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Dru Barner Trail · 38.93353, -120.76011

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

  1. Start on Dru Barner Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Bottle Hill Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miReach Dru Barner Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Dru Barner Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dru-barner-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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