Tag: Big Chico Creek

How far is it to the Creek?

Well, today I measured it, with my trusty rolling tape measure!

From the light post by the YAHB, it is 1.33 miles to the Mermaid Rock by the main road and it is .95 miles to the Dipper Pond by the Old Forest Road and Juan’s Trail. It takes about 20 minutes to get to Dipper Pond and about 30 minutes to get to Mermaid Rock. This is a steady but unhurried pace. The trip back takes about the same amount of time! I was surprised because the trip back is quite steep as you know! I was walking easy, not pushing it going to the creek ( downhill ) and back to the Ranch ( uphill ).

From the light post by the YAHB to the end of Old Forest Road, which is where Juan’s Trail begins, is 4,474 ft ( 0.847 miles). It’s about a 15-minute walk, on the Old Forest Road and then another 5 minutes carefully down Juan’s Trail to the Creek!
So Juan’s Trail is 531 ft. ( 1/10th of a mile )
Old Forest Road

Juan’s Trails is a narrow sidehill path just a bit wider than a deer trail. It slopes down to a single switch back and then that last 50 yards is a steep rock side hill with some exposure to falling so I have added a nylon safety rope to make the climb up and down much easier, and safer.

Juan is standing by the creek at the end of “Juan’s Trail” . The heavy winter has cleaned up the beach area and that flow behind Juan is the highest I can remember for around Memorial Day!