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.
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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
- Start on Rock Creek Loop, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Ridge Route, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Ridge Route, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading W.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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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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- Rock Creek Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 267 ft
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