Meek Mine Road & OK Mine Road
15.9 mi · ▲ 2,110 ft · 6 hr 21 min
Meek Mine Road & OK Mine Road is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It climbs 2,110 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Meek Mine Road & OK Mine Road
15.9 mi · ▲ 2,110 ft · 6 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,597–2,483 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.05976, -115.73014
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:57 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gold Crown Road, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto OK Mine Road, heading E.
- 3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Goldenrod Mine Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Duplex Mine Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Meek Mine Road, heading W.
- 450 ftReach OK Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Duplex Mine Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Goldenrod Mine Road, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left onto OK Mine Road, heading N.
- 3.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Gold Crown Road, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Gold Crown Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 303 ft
- Gold Crown Road 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,268 ft
- Gold Crown Road Loop 9.1 mi · ▲ 1,791 ft
- Gold Crown Road Loop 9.1 mi · ▲ 1,794 ft
- Gold Crown Road Loop 9.1 mi · ▲ 1,791 ft
- Gold Crown Road Loop 9.1 mi · ▲ 1,794 ft
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