Chongo Boulder–Barker Dam Nature, 3 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route reaches Chongo Boulder. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,085 – 4,282 ft6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Quail Springs Historic Trail 34.02598, -116.18002
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Chongo Boulder–Barker Dam Nature, 3 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 4,085–4,281 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Quail Springs Historic Trail · 34.02598, -116.18002
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 74° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass Chongo Boulder.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Nature, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wall Street Mill Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Chongo Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Nature, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading W.
- 0.9 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.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
58% dirt42% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 98°F74°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind6 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed
95°68°
Thu
97°77°
Fri
99°81°
Sat
100°82°
Sun
95°79°
Mon
94°75°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Quail Springs Historic Trail Trailhead
- Keys Ranch Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Keys Ranch Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Keys Ranch Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 187 ft
- Big Mo–Touch and Go Face, 3 cliffs 3.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Fun Stuff via Keys Ranch Road 4 mi · ▲ 188 ft
- Old Lost Horse Road Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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