Rock Creek Loop
5.4 mi · ▲ 828 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Rock Creek Loop is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 828 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,851 – 3,288 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Porky Road 38.89146, -120.76507
Nearest town Balderson Station, CA
Directions
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Rock Creek Loop
5.4 mi · ▲ 828 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 2,850–3,288 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Porky Road · 38.89146, -120.76507
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Porky Road, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 2.2 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 SW.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto Porky Road, heading SW.
- 100 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
Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
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