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 Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 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 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Little Silver Trail Trailhead
- Little Silver Trail & Mar Det Trail Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 440 ft
- Little Silver Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 322 ft
- Little Silver Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 326 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 556 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 3.9 mi · ▲ 589 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 4.6 mi · ▲ 718 ft
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