Gold Crown Road
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,268 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Gold Crown Road is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It climbs 1,268 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Gold Crown Road
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,268 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,485–2,284 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.05976, -115.73014
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 94°F / low 70° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · 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.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Gold Crown Road 13.9 mi · ▲ 1,410 ft
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- Gold Crown Road 14.4 mi · ▲ 1,293 ft
- Chadwick Road 15.5 mi · ▲ 1,320 ft
- Gold Crown Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 303 ft
- Gold Crown Road Loop 9.1 mi · ▲ 1,794 ft
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