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 Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 67°F / low 53° · precip 32% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 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

Heavy drizzleTemperature 67°F53°
Precip32%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity46%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 30% rain1 AM: 25% rain2 AM: 22% rain3 AM: 20% rain4 AM: 29% rain5 AM: 26% rain6 AM: 32% rain7 AM: 32% rain8 AM: 26% rain9 AM: 18% rain10 AM: 13% rain11 AM: 9% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 72°53°
Sun 72°52°
Mon 80°52°
Tue 83°57°
Wed 76°57° 21%
Thu 87°64° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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