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Desert Queen Mine Road–O'Dell Road, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Desert Queen Mine Road–O'Dell Road, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,393 – 4,475 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: O'Dell Road 34.03506, -116.10784
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
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Desert Queen Mine Road–O'Dell Road, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 4,393–4,474 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: O'Dell Road · 34.03506, -116.10784

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on O'Dell Road, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left onto Queen Valley Road, heading E.
  3. 1.5 miBear left onto Desert Queen Mine Road, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Queen Valley Road, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftReach O'Dell Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Desert Queen Mine Road, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Queen Valley Road, heading NE.
  8. 1.5 miTurn right onto O'Dell Road, heading W.
  9. 0.9 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/queen-valley-road-out-back

Trail surface

63% dirt37% sand

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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