Chimney Rock–Chongo Boulder, 3 cliffs is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Chimney Rock and Chongo Boulder. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,095 – 4,213 ft4.4 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
4.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 4,094–4,213 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.
- 1.5 miReach Chimney Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Hidden Valley Campground Road, heading S.
- 250 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
68% dirt32% 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
More from Hidden Valley Campground Road Trailhead
- Chimney Rock–Chongo Boulder, 3 cliffs 10 mi · ▲ 605 ft
- Lower Freeway Wall & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Hunk Rock - East Face–Chongo Boulder, 3 cliffs 3.6 mi · ▲ 145 ft
- Banana Cracks - East Face–Mindless Mound, 3 cliffs 5.1 mi · ▲ 298 ft
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