Rock Creek Loop

8 mi · ▲ 1,353 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Rock Creek Loop is an 8-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 1,353 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,789 – 3,288 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Porky Road 38.89146, -120.76507
Nearest town Balderson Station, CA

Directions

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Rock Creek Loop

8 mi · ▲ 1,353 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Elevation 2,788–3,288 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Porky Road · 38.89146, -120.76507

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start on Porky Road, heading S.
  2. 150 ftSharp left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading NE.
  3. 2.2 miSharp right onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftSharp left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SW.
  16. 2.2 miSharp right onto Porky Road, heading SE.
  17. 50 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 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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