Ridge Route via Rock Creek Loop

3.5 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Ridge Route via Rock Creek Loop is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. It climbs 291 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,674 – 2,904 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hog Canyon Road 38.87142, -120.76232
Nearest town Buckeye, CA

Directions

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Ridge Route via Rock Creek Loop

3.5 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 2,675–2,902 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hog Canyon Road · 38.87142, -120.76232

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

  1. Start on Rock Creek Loop, heading S.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto Ridge Route, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miReach Ridge Route, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading W.
  5. 1 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:47 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 9 min before dark.

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