Hog Canyon Road & Ridge Route via Rock Creek Loop
7.6 mi · ▲ 741 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Hog Canyon Road & Ridge Route via Rock Creek Loop is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Spanish Flat, CA. It climbs 741 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hog Canyon Road & Ridge Route via Rock Creek Loop
7.6 mi · ▲ 741 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Elevation 2,611–2,902 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ridge Route · 38.85021, -120.76019
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 69°F / low 54° · precip 32% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Ridge Route, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Hog Canyon Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach Ridge Route, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Ridge Route, heading E.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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