Darling Ridge Loop & Dutch Canyon Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Darling Ridge Loop & Dutch Canyon Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Spanish Flat, CA. It climbs 489 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,658 – 2,887 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ridge Route 38.85929, -120.76228
Nearest town Spanish Flat, CA
Directions
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Darling Ridge Loop & Dutch Canyon Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 2,656–2,888 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ridge Route · 38.85929, -120.76228
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:08 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Dutch Canyon Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Darling Ridge Loop, heading N.
- 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 SW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:08 AMSunset 8:12 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:48 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Rock Creek Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 209 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 261 ft
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