Eddie Albert Road–Mesa Drive, 6 sights

12.6 mi · ▲ 213 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Eddie Albert Road–Mesa Drive, 6 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back near Old Dale, CA. It is mostly level, with 213 ft of elevation gain. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,342 – 1,572 ft12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mesa Drive 34.18021, -115.83207
Nearest town Old Dale, CA

Directions

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Eddie Albert Road–Mesa Drive, 6 sights

12.6 mi · ▲ 213 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Elevation 1,344–1,571 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mesa Drive · 34.18021, -115.83207

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start on Mesa Drive, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Eddie Albert Road, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Shadow Mountain Road, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pipe Line Road, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
  7. 2.4 miTurn right onto Damascus Road, heading N.
  8. 350 ftTurn left onto Valle Vista Road, heading W.
  9. 1.1 miBear right onto Steeg Road, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftTurn left onto Valle Vista Road, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Nevada Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miReach Mesa Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Valle Vista Road, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Steeg Road, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftBear left onto Valle Vista Road, heading E.
  16. 1.1 miTurn right onto Damascus Road, heading S.
  17. 350 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Road, heading E.
  18. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Pipe Line Road, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right onto Shadow Mountain Road, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.4 miBear right onto Eddie Albert Road, heading SE.
  22. 0.7 miTurn left onto Mesa Drive, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:08 PM.

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