Darling Ridge Loop & Dutch Canyon Road via Rock Creek Loop
12.9 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft · 4 hr 52 min
Darling Ridge Loop & Dutch Canyon Road via Rock Creek Loop is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 1,121 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Darling Ridge Loop & Dutch Canyon Road via Rock Creek Loop
12.9 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft · 4 hr 52 min
Elevation 2,656–3,104 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Porky Road · 38.89146, -120.76507
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Porky Road, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SW.
- 4 miTurn left onto Dutch Canyon Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Darling Ridge Loop, heading E.
- 1.8 miReach Dutch Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Dutch Canyon Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading S.
- 4 miContinue straight onto Porky Road, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:47 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 7 min before dark.
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More from Porky Road Trailhead
- Rock Creek Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 552 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 4.2 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 4.4 mi · ▲ 601 ft
- Bald Eagle Road–Little Silver Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 713 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 4.7 mi · ▲ 629 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 5.2 mi · ▲ 466 ft
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