Chimney Rock–Chongo Boulder, 3 cliffs is a 10-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Chimney Rock and Chongo Boulder. It climbs 605 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,954 – 4,213 ft10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hidden Valley Campground Road 34.01618, -116.16126
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Chimney Rock–Chongo Boulder, 3 cliffs
10 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Elevation 3,955–4,213 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hidden Valley Campground Road · 34.01618, -116.16126
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hidden Valley Campground Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Chimney Rock.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Chongo Boulder.
- 150 ftBear left onto Keys Ranch Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto White Cliffs of Dover, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Chimney Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Hidden Valley Campground Road, 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.
Trail surface
35% dirt27% sand38% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Chimney Rock–Chongo Boulder, 3 cliffs 4.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Lower Freeway Wall & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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