AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Moody Lane–Pipe Line Road, 3 sights

7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Moody Lane–Pipe Line Road, 3 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,352 – 1,388 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shadow Mountain Road 34.16927, -115.84328
Nearest town Old Dale, CA
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Moody Lane–Pipe Line Road, 3 sights

7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 1,353–1,388 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Shadow Mountain Road · 34.16927, -115.84328

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:21 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

  1. Start on Shadow Mountain Road, heading N.
  2. 1.6 miTurn left onto Pipe Line Road, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Meriwether Road, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Carey Road, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Moody Lane, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miReach Shadow Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left onto Carey Road, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Meriwether Road, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pipe Line Road, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Shadow Mountain Road, heading S.
  11. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/moody-lane-pipe-line-road-out-back-3-sights

Weather

Sunrise 6:21 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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