Cyclops Rock–Chimney Rock, 5 summits is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Smoke Tree, CA. The route passes Chongo Boulder and Chimney Rock before reaching Cyclops Rock at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,190 – 4,282 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.02509, -116.14165
Nearest town Smoke Tree, CA
Directions
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Cyclops Rock–Chimney Rock, 5 summits
3.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 4,190–4,281 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.02509, -116.14165
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 78° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Street Mill Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Nature, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Chongo Boulder.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Hidden Valley Campground Road, heading S.
- 400 ftPass Chimney Rock.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftReach Cyclops Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Nature, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wall Street Mill Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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
64% dirt36% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 98°F78°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind3 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
97°74°
Wed
94°67°
Thu
98°78°
Fri
99°80°
Sat
99°81°
Sun
94°78°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Little Hunk - West Face (Trespasser's Wall)–Barker Dam Nature, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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