Rock Creek Loop

4.6 mi · ▲ 718 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Rock Creek Loop is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. It climbs 718 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,851 – 3,288 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Rock Creek Loop

4.6 mi · ▲ 718 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 2,850–3,288 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Little Silver Trail · 38.90192, -120.77236

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 64°F / low 52° · precip 36% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Little Silver Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miBear right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SE.
  3. 1.2 miSharp right onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miBear left onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading W.
  12. 1.2 miBear left onto Little Silver Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.6 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

Light rainTemperature 64°F52°
Precip36%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity48%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 35% rain1 AM: 29% rain2 AM: 24% rain3 AM: 22% rain4 AM: 32% rain5 AM: 30% rain6 AM: 36% rain7 AM: 32% rain8 AM: 26% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 13% rain11 AM: 10% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 71°51°
Sun 73°50°
Mon 80°50°
Tue 82°56°
Wed 75°54° 21%
Thu 86°62° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 8 min before dark.

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