Gold Crown Road
15.3 mi · ▲ 1,355 ft · 5 hr 47 min
Gold Crown Road is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It climbs 1,355 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Gold Crown Road
15.3 mi · ▲ 1,355 ft · 5 hr 47 min
Elevation 1,326–2,284 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.05986, -115.73309
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 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.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Gold Crown Road, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 2.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 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 1.1 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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