OK Mine Road

12.6 mi · ▲ 1,759 ft · 5 hr 5 min

OK Mine Road is a 12.6-mile out-and-back near Bush, CA. It climbs 1,759 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,598 – 2,484 ft · steepest grade: 21%12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meek Mine Road 33.99795, -115.69972
Nearest town Bush, CA

Directions

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OK Mine Road

12.6 mi · ▲ 1,759 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,597–2,483 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Meek Mine Road · 33.99795, -115.69972

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:57 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Duplex Mine Road, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 1.2 miBear left onto Goldenrod Mine Road, heading N.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 1.1 miBear left onto OK Mine Road, heading N.
  7. 3 miReach OK Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 3 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 1.1 miTurn left onto Goldenrod Mine Road, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 1.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Duplex Mine Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:57 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~177 min). Leave by 4:25 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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