Rock Creek Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 209 ft · 56 min
Rock Creek Loop is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Spanish Flat, CA. It is mostly level, with 209 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Rock Creek Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 209 ft · 56 min
Elevation 2,627–2,792 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ridge Route · 38.85929, -120.76228
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:08 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Rock Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:42 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Ridge Route Trailhead
- Hog Canyon Road via Rock Creek Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 153 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 3.9 mi · ▲ 348 ft
- Darling Ridge Loop & Dutch Canyon Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 489 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 9.3 mi · ▲ 934 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 11.6 mi · ▲ 1,317 ft
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