AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Kern Road & Pipe Line Road

6.5 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Kern Road & Pipe Line Road is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,345 – 1,467 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Betty Lane 34.19203, -115.83579
Nearest town Old Dale, CA
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Kern Road & Pipe Line Road

6.5 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 1,345–1,466 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Betty Lane · 34.19203, -115.83579

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:20 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start on Betty Lane, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Pipe Line Road, heading W.
  3. 1 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
  4. 1.5 miTurn left onto Kern Road, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Witt Drive, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Palm Drive, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miReach Pipe Line Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Witt Drive, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kern Road, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pipeline Road, heading E.
  11. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Pipe Line Road, heading E.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right onto Betty Lane, heading S.
  13. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/kern-road-palm-drive-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

8% dirt92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:20 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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