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.
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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
- Start on Mesa Drive, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Eddie Albert Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Shadow Mountain Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pipe Line Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Damascus Road, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Valle Vista Road, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Steeg Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Valle Vista Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Nevada Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Mesa Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Valle Vista Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Steeg Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Valle Vista Road, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Damascus Road, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Road, heading E.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Pipe Line Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Shadow Mountain Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Eddie Albert Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Mesa Drive, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 6:23 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.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Pipeline Road
- 5.1 mi · out & back · via Pipeline Road
- 6.2 mi · out & back · via Pipeline Road
- 9.3 mi · out & back · via Pipeline Road
- 9.8 mi · out & back · via Pipeline Road
- 10.2 mi · out & back · via Pipeline Road
- 10.9 mi · out & back · via Pipeline Road
- 11.5 mi · out & back · via Pipeline Road
More from Mesa Drive Trailhead
- Kern Road & Mesa Drive via Indian Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Barbara Lane & Mesa Drive via Indian Trail 7 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Caroline Lane–Eddie Albert Road, 4 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Carey Road–Compadre Lane Loop, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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