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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Access Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Trail 1, heading S.
- 3.4 miSharp right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading S.
- 1.7 miReach Mace Mill Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
- 3.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Access Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 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
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.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Access Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 639 ft
- Access Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 612 ft
- Trail 1 4.9 mi · ▲ 612 ft
- Trail 1 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,245 ft
- Trail 1 7 mi · ▲ 1,420 ft
- Trail 1 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,301 ft
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