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Creek Crossing Road & Shaft Spur Road via Loope Canyon Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 810 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Creek Crossing Road & Shaft Spur Road via Loope Canyon Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Loope, CA. It climbs 810 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,260 – 6,893 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shaft Spur Road 38.66693, -119.70411
Nearest town Loope, CA
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Creek Crossing Road & Shaft Spur Road via Loope Canyon Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 810 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 6,259–6,892 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Shaft Spur Road · 38.66693, -119.70411

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 90°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Shaft Spur Road, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Creek Crossing Road, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miReach Shaft Spur Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Shaft Spur Road, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Loope Canyon Road, heading S.
  6. 1.4 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/creek-crossing-road-out-back

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 90°63°
Thu 95°60°
Fri 92°62°
Sat 93°63°
Sun 92°62°
Mon 90°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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