Rock Creek Loop

15.5 mi · ▲ 2,329 ft · 6 hr 20 min

Rock Creek Loop is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Balderson Station, CA. It climbs 2,329 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,789 – 3,530 ft · steepest grade: 20%15.9 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Rock Creek Loop

15.5 mi · ▲ 2,329 ft · 6 hr 20 min

Elevation 2,788–3,531 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Porky Road · 38.89146, -120.76507

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:03 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. 3.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miBear right onto Trail 1, heading W.
  11. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 4.1 miSharp right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miBear left onto Mace Mill Loop;Rock Creek Loop, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left onto Rock Creek Loop, heading S.
  20. 2.2 miSharp right onto Porky Road, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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