Duplex Mine Road & OK Mine Road
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,029 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Duplex Mine Road & OK Mine Road is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It climbs 2,029 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Duplex Mine Road & OK Mine Road
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,029 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Elevation 1,597–2,483 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.05986, -115.73309
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:57 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Gold Crown Road, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto OK Mine Road, heading E.
- 3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Goldenrod Mine Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Duplex Mine Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach OK Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Goldenrod Mine Road, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear left onto OK Mine Road, heading N.
- 3.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Gold Crown Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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