Palm Drive & Pipe Line Road via Wilson Road
9.5 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Palm Drive & Pipe Line Road via Wilson Road is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Palm Drive & Pipe Line Road via Wilson Road
9.5 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Elevation 1,451–1,629 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.18390, -115.88225
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 96°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Palm Drive, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Witt Drive, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wilson Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
- 3.8 miReach Palm Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.8 miTurn right onto Wilson Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Witt Drive, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Palm Drive, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:10 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- Barbara Lane & Palm Drive 4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Don's Road–Kern Road, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Wilson Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Nevada Trail–Steeg Road, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Marks Road via Wilson Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Wilson Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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