Hog Canyon Road & Ridge Route via Rock Creek Loop

7.6 mi · ▲ 741 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Hog Canyon Road & Ridge Route via Rock Creek Loop is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Spanish Flat, CA. It climbs 741 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,612 – 2,904 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ridge Route 38.85021, -120.76019
Nearest town Spanish Flat, CA

Directions

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Hog Canyon Road & Ridge Route via Rock Creek Loop

7.6 mi · ▲ 741 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 2,611–2,902 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ridge Route · 38.85021, -120.76019

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:08 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on Ridge Route, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading W.
  3. 1.9 miTurn left onto Hog Canyon Road, heading S.
  4. 1.2 miReach Ridge Route, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NE.
  6. 1.9 miTurn right onto Ridge Route, heading E.
  7. 0.7 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 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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