Rock Creek Loop
13.4 mi · ▲ 1,439 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Rock Creek Loop is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. It climbs 1,439 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,720 – 3,229 ft13.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.91060, -120.77355
Nearest town Buckeye, CA
Directions
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Rock Creek Loop
13.4 mi · ▲ 1,439 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Elevation 2,719–3,227 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.91060, -120.77355
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 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.
- 4.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4.2 miContinue straight onto Porky Road, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Loop, heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Little Silver Trail, heading NW.
- 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
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Rock Creek Loop
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- 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
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