Dutch Canyon Road & Mar Det Trail via Rock Creek Loop
13.4 mi · ▲ 1,610 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Dutch Canyon Road & Mar Det Trail via Rock Creek Loop is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. It climbs 1,610 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dutch Canyon Road & Mar Det Trail via Rock Creek Loop
13.4 mi · ▲ 1,610 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Elevation 2,722–3,221 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Little Silver Trail · 38.90874, -120.77297
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
- Start on Little Silver Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Mar Det Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Porky Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading W.
- 4 miTurn left onto Dutch Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Mar Det Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SW.
- 4 miContinue straight onto Porky Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Mar Det Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Little Silver Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.5 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 2.2 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
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- 7.6 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 8.5 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 9 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
More from Little Silver Trail Trailhead
- Rock Creek Loop 13.4 mi · ▲ 1,439 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 13.1 mi · ▲ 1,420 ft
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