Gold Crown Road

14.9 mi · ▲ 1,454 ft · 5 hr 42 min

Gold Crown Road is a 14.9-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It climbs 1,454 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,821 – 2,431 ft15.2 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Gold Crown Road

14.9 mi · ▲ 1,454 ft · 5 hr 42 min

Elevation 1,823–2,432 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. 3.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 1.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 3.5 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

69% dirt8% sand23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:57 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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