Gold Crown Road Loop
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,794 ft · 3 hr 56 min
Gold Crown Road Loop is a 9.1-mile loop near Old Dale, CA. It climbs 1,794 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,486 – 2,936 ft · steepest grade: 36%9.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.05976, -115.73014
Nearest town Old Dale, CA
Directions
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Gold Crown Road Loop
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,794 ft · 3 hr 56 min
Elevation 1,485–2,936 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 34.05976, -115.73014
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gold Crown Road, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 2.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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