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
- Start on Little Silver Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Little Silver Trail, heading NW.
- 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°
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.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 6.5 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 7.6 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 8.5 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 9 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 10.7 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
More from Little Silver Trail Trailhead
- Little Silver Trail & Mar Det Trail Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 440 ft
- Little Silver Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 326 ft
- Little Silver Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 322 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 556 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 3.9 mi · ▲ 589 ft
- Mace Mill Road 6.9 mi · ▲ 948 ft
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