Hog Canyon Road & Mace Mill Road via Rock Creek Loop
14.3 mi · ▲ 1,699 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Hog Canyon Road & Mace Mill Road via Rock Creek Loop is a 14.3-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 1,699 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hog Canyon Road & Mace Mill Road via Rock Creek Loop
14.3 mi · ▲ 1,699 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Elevation 2,760–3,398 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Dru Barner Trail · 38.93125, -120.75698
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Dru Barner Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Balderson Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mace Mill Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Balderson Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Little Silver Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Porky Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SW.
- 3 miBear left onto Hog Canyon Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Mace Mill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
- 3 miContinue straight onto Porky Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Little Silver Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Balderson Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Mace Mill Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Balderson Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Dru Barner Trail, heading N.
- 350 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 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Dru Barner Trail Trailhead
- Balderson Trail 2 mi · ▲ 297 ft
- Balderson Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 435 ft
- Dru Barner Sunset Point & Dru Barner Trail 3 mi · ▲ 556 ft
- Balderson Trail & Mace Mill Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 559 ft
- Bald Eagle Road–Balderson Trail, 4 sights 7 mi · ▲ 884 ft
- Little Silver Trail–Mace Mill Road, 3 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,233 ft
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