Rock Creek Loop
3.7 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Rock Creek Loop is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 552 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,858 – 3,137 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Porky Road 38.89146, -120.76507
Nearest town Balderson Station, CA
Directions
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Rock Creek Loop
3.7 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 2,856–3,138 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Porky Road · 38.89146, -120.76507
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 64°F / low 52° · precip 34% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Porky Road, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Little Silver Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Porky Road, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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°
Precip34%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity47%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
71°52°
Sun
74°50°
Mon
80°49°
Tue
83°56°
Wed
74°55°
21%
Thu
86°62°
20%
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
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More from Porky Road Trailhead
- Rock Creek Loop 4.2 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 4.4 mi · ▲ 601 ft
- Bald Eagle Road–Little Silver Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 713 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 4.7 mi · ▲ 629 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 5.2 mi · ▲ 466 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 5.4 mi · ▲ 828 ft
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