Indian Trail–Old Miners Road, 3 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Indian Trail–Old Miners Road, 3 sights is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,289 – 1,457 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Indian Trail 34.18710, -115.79085
Nearest town Old Dale, CA

Directions

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Indian Trail–Old Miners Road, 3 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Elevation 1,290–1,458 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Indian Trail · 34.18710, -115.79085

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 115°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:56 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Old Miners Road, heading W.
  2. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Pipe Line Road, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miSharp left onto Ranger Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Angeles Road, heading S.
  6. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Indian Trail, heading W.
  8. 3.6 miReach Old Miners Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 3.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Angeles Road, heading N.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Ranger Road, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right onto Pipe Line Road, heading E.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Miners Road, heading E.
  15. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 115°F82°
Feels like95°Precip0%Wind10 mphUV9Humidity12%
Hourly temperature
115°80°
Sunrise 5:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Tue 113°82°
Wed 111°83°
Thu 112°86°
Fri 113°89°
Sat 114°89°
Sun 111°89°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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