Rock Creek Loop
9 mi · ▲ 1,056 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Rock Creek Loop is a 9-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. It climbs 1,056 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,766 – 3,229 ft9.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.91060, -120.77355
Nearest town Buckeye, CA
Directions
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Rock Creek Loop
9 mi · ▲ 1,056 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Elevation 2,766–3,227 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.91060, -120.77355
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 64°F / low 52° · precip 36% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Little Silver Trail, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Porky Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading W.
- 2.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Porky Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Little Silver Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 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
RainTemperature 64°F52°
Precip36%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity56%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
70°51°
Sun
71°51°
Mon
79°49°
Tue
82°55°
Wed
75°53°
16%
Thu
85°62°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 6.5 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 7.6 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 8.5 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 10.7 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
More from this trailhead
- Little Silver Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- Little Silver Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 353 ft
- Bald Eagle Road–Little Silver Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Little Silver Trail & Mar Det Trail Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 530 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 4.6 mi · ▲ 623 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 4.8 mi · ▲ 677 ft
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