AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pipe Line Road–Pipeline Road, 5 sights

11.6 mi · ▲ 240 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Pipe Line Road–Pipeline Road, 5 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It is mostly level, with 240 ft of elevation gain. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,345 – 1,588 ft11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Betty Lane 34.19203, -115.83579
Nearest town Old Dale, CA
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Pipe Line Road–Pipeline Road, 5 sights

11.6 mi · ▲ 240 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Elevation 1,345–1,589 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Betty Lane · 34.19203, -115.83579

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

  1. Start on Betty Lane, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Pipe Line Road, heading W.
  3. 1 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
  4. 3.5 miTurn right onto Steeg Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Valle Vista Road, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Macs Road, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miReach Pipeline Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Valle Vista Road, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Steeg Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Pipeline Road, heading E.
  11. 3.5 miContinue straight onto Pipe Line Road, heading E.
  12. 1 miTurn right onto Betty Lane, heading S.
  13. 200 ftArrive 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-pipeline-road-out-back-5-sights-19-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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