Hog Canyon Road via Rock Creek Loop
6.5 mi · ▲ 678 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Hog Canyon Road via Rock Creek Loop is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 678 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hog Canyon Road via Rock Creek Loop
6.5 mi · ▲ 678 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 2,611–3,104 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Porky Road · 38.89146, -120.76507
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 64°F / low 52° · precip 34% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Porky Road, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SW.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Hog Canyon Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach Hog Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
- 2.1 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
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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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