Mace Mill Loop & Mace Mill Road
3.3 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Mace Mill Loop & Mace Mill Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 516 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mace Mill Loop & Mace Mill Road
3.3 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 3,083–3,403 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: connector · 38.92441, -120.75820
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Balderson Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Mace Mill Road, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Balderson Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mace Tie Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mace Mill Loop, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Mace Mill Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Balderson Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:42 PM.
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- Balderson Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 461 ft
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