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Bald Eagle Road–Balderson Trail, 4 sights

7 mi · ▲ 884 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Bald Eagle Road–Balderson Trail, 4 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 884 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,930 – 3,399 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Balderson Trail 38.92998, -120.75481
Nearest town Balderson Station, CA
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Bald Eagle Road–Balderson Trail, 4 sights

7 mi · ▲ 884 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 2,929–3,398 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Balderson Trail · 38.92998, -120.75481

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

  1. Start on Balderson Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mace Mill Road, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Balderson Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Little Silver Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right onto Bald Eagle Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miReach Mace Mill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Little Silver Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Balderson Trail, heading N.
  9. 1.5 miBear right onto Mace Mill Road, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Balderson Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mace-mill-road-out-back-854e

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM — 4 min before dark.

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