Gold Crown Road
10.1 mi · ▲ 1,828 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Gold Crown Road is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It climbs 1,828 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Gold Crown Road
10.1 mi · ▲ 1,828 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Elevation 1,485–2,936 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.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 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 SW.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Gold Crown Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 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 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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