Rock Creek Loop
11.6 mi · ▲ 1,317 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Rock Creek Loop is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Spanish Flat, CA. It climbs 1,317 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Rock Creek Loop
11.6 mi · ▲ 1,317 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Elevation 2,760–3,138 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ridge Route · 38.85929, -120.76228
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:08 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Rock Creek Loop, heading W.
- 4 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 NW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Porky Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading S.
- 3.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Ridge Route Trailhead
- Hog Canyon Road via Rock Creek Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 153 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 209 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 3.9 mi · ▲ 348 ft
- Darling Ridge Loop & Dutch Canyon Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 489 ft
- Rock Creek Loop 9.3 mi · ▲ 934 ft
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