Mace Mill Loop

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,463 ft · 6 hr 36 min

Mace Mill Loop is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 2,463 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,789 – 3,744 ft · steepest grade: 16%16.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.93469, -120.72003
Nearest town Balderson Station, CA

Directions

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Mace Mill Loop

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,463 ft · 6 hr 36 min

Elevation 2,788–3,745 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.93469, -120.72003

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miBear left onto Access Road, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right onto Trail 1, heading S.
  4. 3.4 miSharp right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading S.
  10. 1.7 miReach Mace Mill Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.7 miTurn right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miSharp right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
  16. 3.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Access Road, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.7 mi in (~213 min). Leave by 4:20 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 12:16 AM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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