Rock Creek Loop
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Rock Creek Loop is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. It climbs 1,185 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,720 – 3,104 ft11.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89956, -120.76935
Nearest town Buckeye, CA
Directions
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Rock Creek Loop
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Elevation 2,719–3,104 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.89956, -120.76935
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mar Det Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Porky Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading S.
- 4.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4.2 miContinue straight onto Porky Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Mar Det Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 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
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip2%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:05 PM
Mon
76°58°
Tue
81°54°
Wed
86°59°
Thu
84°58°
Fri
82°57°
Sat
83°58°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 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
- 7.6 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 8.5 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 9 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
- 10.7 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
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