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.

Elevation

0 mi1,598 – 2,484 ft · steepest grade: 31%16.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.05986, -115.73309
Nearest town Old Dale, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Gold Crown Road, heading E.
  6. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto OK Mine Road, heading E.
  10. 3 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 1.1 miTurn left onto Goldenrod Mine Road, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 1.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left onto Duplex Mine Road, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miReach OK Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 1.2 miBear left onto Goldenrod Mine Road, heading N.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 1.1 miBear left onto OK Mine Road, heading N.
  21. 3.4 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Gold Crown Road, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:57 AMSunset 7:42 PM

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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