Ridge Route via Rock Creek Loop
14.1 mi · ▲ 1,477 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Ridge Route via Rock Creek Loop is a 14.1-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. It climbs 1,477 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,674 – 3,176 ft14.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Little Silver Trail 38.90874, -120.77297
Nearest town Buckeye, CA
Directions
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Ridge Route via Rock Creek Loop
14.1 mi · ▲ 1,477 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Elevation 2,675–3,177 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Little Silver Trail · 38.90874, -120.77297
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
- Start on Little Silver Trail, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Porky Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading S.
- 4 miTurn right onto Ridge Route, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Ridge Route, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
- 4 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.
- 0.9 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 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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