Echo Cove South Face–Hunk Rock - East Face, 9 cliffs is a 3-mile out-and-back near Smoke Tree, CA. The route passes Hunk Rock - East Face, Chongo Boulder, Echo Cove and 4 more before reaching The Gully (Echo Cove Back Side) at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 125 ft of elevation gain. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,210 – 4,324 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wall Street Mill Trailhead 34.02819, -116.13861
Nearest town Smoke Tree, CA
Directions
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Echo Cove South Face–Hunk Rock - East Face, 9 cliffs
3 mi · ▲ 125 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 4,209–4,324 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wall Street Mill Trailhead · 34.02819, -116.13861
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 73° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wall Street Mill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Approach to Hunk Rock, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Hunk Rock - East Face.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Barker Dam Nature, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Chongo Boulder.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftPass Echo Cove.
- 50 ftPass Big Mo.
- 150 ftPass Effigy Wall.
- 50 ftPass Solo Dog Wall.
- 50 ftPass The Gully (Echo Cove Back Side).
- 100 ftReach Echo Cove South Face, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Nature, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Approach to Hunk Rock, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wall Street Mill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
50% dirt50% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 98°F73°
Feels like78°Precip1%Wind7 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed
96°69°
Thu
97°76°
Fri
98°80°
Sat
99°81°
Sun
95°78°
Mon
93°75°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Wall Street Mill Trailhead Trailhead
- Hunk Rock - East Face–Pope's Crack, 9 cliffs 3.3 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Cyclops Rock–Chimney Rock, 5 cliffs 3.9 mi · ▲ 152 ft
- Chimney Rock–Intersection Rock, 5 cliffs 4.3 mi · ▲ 120 ft
- Beaver Boulder–Hunk Rock - East Face, 4 cliffs 15.3 mi · ▲ 510 ft
- Hunk Rock - East Face–Chongo Boulder, 4 cliffs 15.8 mi · ▲ 695 ft
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