Pipe Line Road via Barbara Lane

5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Pipe Line Road via Barbara Lane is a 5-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,355 – 1,431 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Catherine Street 34.19079, -115.87087
Nearest town Old Dale, CA

Directions

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Pipe Line Road via Barbara Lane

5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 1,355–1,432 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Catherine Street · 34.19079, -115.87087

Weather Sep 20: 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 right onto Pipeline Road, heading E.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Pipe Line Road, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Shadow Mountain Road, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miReach Pipe Line Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pipe Line Road, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
  9. 1.3 miTurn left onto Barbara Lane, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left onto Catherine Street, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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