Mace Mill Road & Martin Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Mace Mill Road & Martin Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 1,239 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mace Mill Road & Martin Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 2,679–3,196 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.90493, -120.73506
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Martin Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Mace Mill Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Martin Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Martin Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 1.7 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Depthcharge & Miner's Pit Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 459 ft
- Mace Mill Loop & Martin Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,155 ft
- Balderson Trail–Depthcharge, 4 sights 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,762 ft
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