Bald Eagle Road–Balderson Trail, 5 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 1,471 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Bald Eagle Road–Balderson Trail, 5 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. It climbs 1,471 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bald Eagle Road–Balderson Trail, 5 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 1,471 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Elevation 2,762–3,403 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mar Det Trail · 38.89613, -120.79017
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 66°F / low 53° · precip 35% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Mar Det Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Bald Eagle Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Mar Det Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Mace Tie Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Balderson Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Little Silver Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Bald Eagle Road, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Mar Det Trail, heading SW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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