Mar Det Trail & Ridge Route via Rock Creek Loop

12.4 mi · ▲ 1,480 ft · 4 hr 52 min

Mar Det Trail & Ridge Route via Rock Creek Loop is a 12.4-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. It climbs 1,480 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,674 – 3,104 ft · steepest grade: 16%12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Silver Trail 38.90192, -120.77236
Nearest town Buckeye, CA

Directions

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Mar Det Trail & Ridge Route via Rock Creek Loop

12.4 mi · ▲ 1,480 ft · 4 hr 52 min

Elevation 2,675–3,104 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Little Silver Trail · 38.90192, -120.77236

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Little Silver Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Mar Det Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Porky Road, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading W.
  7. 4 miTurn right onto Ridge Route, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miReach Mar Det Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
  10. 4 miContinue straight onto Porky Road, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Mar Det Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Little Silver Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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