Mace Mill Road

7.3 mi · ▲ 990 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Mace Mill Road is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. It climbs 990 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,851 – 3,340 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Silver Trail 38.90323, -120.77528
Nearest town Buckeye, CA

Directions

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Mace Mill Road

7.3 mi · ▲ 990 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 2,850–3,340 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Little Silver Trail · 38.90323, -120.77528

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Little Silver Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miBear right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SE.
  4. 1.2 miSharp right onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Mace Mill Road, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NE.
  10. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mace Mill Road, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miBear left onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SW.
  19. 1.2 miBear left onto Little Silver Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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