Mace Mill Road
6.9 mi · ▲ 948 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Mace Mill Road is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. It climbs 948 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,851 – 3,340 ft7.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Little Silver Trail 38.90192, -120.77236
Nearest town Buckeye, CA
Directions
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Mace Mill Road
6.9 mi · ▲ 948 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 2,850–3,340 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Little Silver Trail · 38.90192, -120.77236
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
- Start on Little Silver Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Mace Mill Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mace Mill Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Little Silver Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.8 mi · loop · via Mace Mill Road
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Mace Mill Road
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via Mace Mill Road
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Mace Mill Road
- 7 mi · out & back · via Mace Mill Road
- 7.3 mi · out & back · via Mace Mill Road
- 7.7 mi · out & back · via Mace Mill Road
- 7.8 mi · out & back · via Mace Mill Road
More from Little Silver Trail Trailhead
- Mar Det Trail & Ridge Route via Rock Creek Loop 12.4 mi · ▲ 1,480 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 14.7 mi · ▲ 2,253 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 14.7 mi · ▲ 2,253 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 14.2 mi · ▲ 2,346 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 7 mi · ▲ 948 ft
- Mace Mill Road 7 mi · ▲ 948 ft
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