Big Mo–Chongo Boulder, 6 cliffs is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Smoke Tree, CA. The route passes Chongo Boulder, Big Mo and Echo Cove before reaching Touch and Go Face at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,210 – 4,282 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.02509, -116.14165
Nearest town Smoke Tree, CA
Directions
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Big Mo–Chongo Boulder, 6 cliffs
2.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 54 min
Elevation 4,209–4,281 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.02509, -116.14165
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Street Mill Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Nature, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Chongo Boulder.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Echo Cove.
- 50 ftPass Touch and Go Face.
- 50 ftReach Big Mo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 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.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wall Street Mill Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 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
54% dirt1% paved45% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Lucky Boy Vista–Elton Mine, 4 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Cap Rock–Chongo Boulder, 4 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 446 ft
- Chongo Boulder–Barker Dam Nature, 4 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Chongo Boulder–Peyote Cracks - East, 5 cliffs 3.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Skull Rock–Face Rock, 6 sights 14.4 mi · ▲ 1,470 ft
- Wall Street Mill Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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