Rocky Ridge Road & Water Tank Road
5.4 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Rocky Ridge Road & Water Tank Road is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Burton Creek State Park near Dollar Point, CA. It climbs 634 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,319 – 6,664 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19684, -120.10731
Nearest town Dollar Point, CA
Directions
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Rocky Ridge Road & Water Tank Road
5.4 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 6,319–6,663 ft
Out & Back · Burton Creek State Park
Trailhead: 39.19684, -120.10731
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 84°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lakers Lane, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Rocky Ridge Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Water Tank Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Rocky Ridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lakers Lane, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 400 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
68% dirt32% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 84°F46°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
85°62°
Wed
84°55°
Thu
81°55°
Fri
80°55°
Sat
81°56°
Sun
81°54°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Lakeview Ridge Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 408 ft
- Burton Creek Singletrack Loop 3.6 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Dollar Reservoir–Dollar Reservoir Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 478 ft
- Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail 4 mi · ▲ 545 ft
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