AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Marks Road via Wilson Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Marks Road via Wilson Road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,460 – 1,503 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Palm Drive 34.19113, -115.88207
Nearest town Old Dale, CA
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Marks Road via Wilson Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 1,460–1,502 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Palm Drive · 34.19113, -115.88207

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:21 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

  1. Start on Palm Drive, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Witt Drive, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Wilson Road, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Brown Road, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Marks Road, heading N.
  6. 1.1 miReach Marks Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left onto Brown Road, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Wilson Road, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Witt Drive, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Palm Drive, heading N.
  11. 0.2 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/marks-road-out-back-9-km-8d74

Weather

Sunrise 6:21 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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