Goose Creek Road & Rocky Road
11.3 mi · ▲ 2,544 ft · 5 hr 2 min
Goose Creek Road & Rocky Road is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Scaath, CA. It climbs 2,544 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,382 – 3,192 ft · steepest grade: 24%11.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Meadow Road Spur M 41.56878, -123.88321
Nearest town Scaath, CA
Directions
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Goose Creek Road & Rocky Road
11.3 mi · ▲ 2,544 ft · 5 hr 2 min
Elevation 2,383–3,194 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Meadow Road Spur M · 41.56878, -123.88321
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Rocky Road, heading SE.
- 3.4 miBear left onto Goose Creek Road, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Rocky Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right onto Rocky Road, heading SW.
- 5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:18 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Goose Creek Road 12.8 mi · ▲ 2,687 ft
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