Chaparrosa Peak Trail & Pipes Canyon Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back near Rimrock, CA. It climbs 1,944 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,397 – 5,276 ft · steepest grade: 20%12.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.17193, -116.54583
Nearest town Rimrock, CA
Directions
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Chaparrosa Peak Trail & Pipes Canyon Trail
12 mi · ▲ 1,944 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Elevation 4,396–5,276 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.17193, -116.54583
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Chaparrosa Peak Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Indian Springs Trail, heading NW.
- 2.3 miSharp right onto Pipes Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miReach Chaparrosa Peak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Indian Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Chaparrosa Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 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
81% dirt19% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 82°F60°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:23 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Sat
82°62°
Sun
71°66°
61%
Mon
83°64°
Tue
86°67°
Wed
84°71°
Thu
77°70°
19%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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