Dutch Canyon Road & Rock Creek Loop
16.1 mi · ▲ 1,927 ft · 6 hr 20 min
Dutch Canyon Road & Rock Creek Loop is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 1,927 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Dutch Canyon Road & Rock Creek Loop
16.1 mi · ▲ 1,927 ft · 6 hr 20 min
Elevation 2,722–3,403 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Balderson Trail · 38.92159, -120.75857
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 64°F / low 51° · precip 36% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Balderson Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mace Tie Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mace Mill Loop, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SE.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Porky Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading S.
- 4 miTurn left onto Dutch Canyon Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Rock Creek Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading S.
- 4 miContinue straight onto Porky Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mace Tie Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Balderson Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:11 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:31 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:58 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 6.5 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 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 Balderson Trail Trailhead
- Mace Mill Road Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 338 ft
- Mace Mill Loop Loop via Mace Mill Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- Dru Barner Sunset Point–Dru Barner Trail, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 562 ft
- Balderson Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 806 ft
- Mace Mill Loop Loop 6 mi · ▲ 723 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 10.7 mi · ▲ 1,382 ft
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