Mace Mill Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 678 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Mace Mill Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 678 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,107 – 3,402 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.92528, -120.76630
Nearest town Balderson Station, CA

Directions

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Mace Mill Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 678 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 3,107–3,403 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.92528, -120.76630

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Balderson Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mace Mill Road, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Balderson Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mace Tie Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mace Mill Loop, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miReach Mace Mill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mace Tie Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Balderson Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Mace Mill Road, heading N.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Balderson Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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