Hog Canyon Road via Rock Creek Loop

2.1 mi · ▲ 153 ft · 47 min

Hog Canyon Road via Rock Creek Loop is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Spanish Flat, CA. It is mostly level, with 153 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,776 – 2,904 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ridge Route 38.85929, -120.76228
Nearest town Spanish Flat, CA

Directions

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Hog Canyon Road via Rock Creek Loop

2.1 mi · ▲ 153 ft · 47 min

Elevation 2,776–2,902 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ridge Route · 38.85929, -120.76228

Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 66°F / low 53° · precip 32% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Rock Creek Loop, heading W.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto Hog Canyon Road, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftReach Hog Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading S.
  5. 1 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

Heavy drizzleTemperature 66°F53°
Precip32%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity45%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 30% rain1 AM: 25% rain2 AM: 22% rain3 AM: 20% rain4 AM: 29% rain5 AM: 26% rain6 AM: 32% rain7 AM: 32% rain8 AM: 26% rain9 AM: 18% rain10 AM: 13% rain11 AM: 9% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 72°53°
Sun 75°51°
Mon 81°50°
Tue 84°57°
Wed 75°56° 21%
Thu 87°63° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 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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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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