Rock Creek Loop
7.4 mi · ▲ 990 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Rock Creek Loop is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. It climbs 990 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,851 – 3,340 ft7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Little Silver Trail 38.90323, -120.77528
Nearest town Buckeye, CA
Directions
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Rock Creek Loop
7.4 mi · ▲ 990 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 2,850–3,340 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Little Silver Trail · 38.90323, -120.77528
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Little Silver Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SE.
- 1.2 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.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Little Silver Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 450 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
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Little Silver Trail Trailhead
- Rock Creek Loop 4 mi · ▲ 567 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 4.2 mi · ▲ 595 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 794 ft
- Unnecessary Trail via Rock Creek Loop 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,249 ft
- Mace Mill Road 7.3 mi · ▲ 990 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,318 ft
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