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.
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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
- 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 miTurn right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Porky Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading W.
- 4 miTurn right onto Ridge Route, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Mar Det Trail, 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 NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Mar Det Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Little Silver Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 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 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.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 10.7 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
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