AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pipe Line Road via Pipeline Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Pipe Line Road via Pipeline Road is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It climbs 278 ft. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,417 – 1,631 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Catherine Street 34.19079, -115.87087
Nearest town Old Dale, CA
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Pipe Line Road via Pipeline Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Elevation 1,419–1,629 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Catherine Street · 34.19079, -115.87087

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 96°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start on Catherine Street, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Barbara Lane, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
  4. 4.6 miReach Pipe Line Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 4.6 miTurn right onto Barbara Lane, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto Catherine Street, heading NE.
  7. 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/pipe-line-road-out-back-16-km

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F64°
Feels like89°Precip0%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity12%
Hourly temperature
100°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Mon 95°71°
Tue 91°68°
Wed 96°76°
Thu 98°77°
Fri 98°76°
Sat 99°76°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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