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Little Silver Trail–Mace Mill Road, 3 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,233 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Little Silver Trail–Mace Mill Road, 3 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 1,233 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,851 – 3,402 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Balderson Trail 38.92998, -120.75481
Nearest town Balderson Station, CA
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Little Silver Trail–Mace Mill Road, 3 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,233 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 2,850–3,403 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Balderson Trail · 38.92998, -120.75481

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start on Balderson Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mace Mill Road, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Balderson Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.5 miSharp left onto Little Silver Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Mar Det Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miBear left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
  8. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Mace Mill Loop, heading N.
  9. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mace Tie Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Balderson Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Mace Mill Road, heading N.
  12. 100 ftBear right onto Balderson Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miArrive 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/little-silver-trail-mace-mill-road-out-back-3-sights-12-km-235c

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 3 min before dark.

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