Little Silver Trail & Mar Det Trail Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 57 min
Little Silver Trail & Mar Det Trail Loop is a 2.2-mile loop near Buckeye, CA. It climbs 440 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,858 – 3,107 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Little Silver Trail 38.90192, -120.77236
Nearest town Buckeye, CA
Directions
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Little Silver Trail & Mar Det Trail Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 57 min
Elevation 2,856–3,105 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Little Silver Trail · 38.90192, -120.77236
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Little Silver Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Mar Det Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Little Silver Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miThe loop closes 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 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 7 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Little Silver Trail Trailhead
- Mar Det Trail & Ridge Route via Rock Creek Loop 12.4 mi · ▲ 1,480 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 14.7 mi · ▲ 2,253 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 14.7 mi · ▲ 2,253 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 14.2 mi · ▲ 2,346 ft
- Mace Mill Road 6.9 mi · ▲ 948 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 7 mi · ▲ 948 ft
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