Chimney Rock–The Old Woman, 3 summits is a 9.9-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Chongo Boulder and Chimney Rock before reaching The Old Woman at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 299 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Chimney Rock–The Old Woman, 3 summits
9.9 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 3 hr 27 min
Elevation 4,062–4,213 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Old Lost Horse Road Trail · 33.99817, -116.16458
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 E.
- 0.8 miPass Chongo Boulder.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Hidden Valley Campground Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass The Old Woman.
- 350 ftBear right onto 30, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Chimney Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Valley Campground Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Keys Ranch Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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