Turtle Rock–The Hat, 4 rocks is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Discount Dyno Boulder, Turtle Rock and The Hat before reaching Pretzel Rock at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,134 – 4,223 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.99503, -116.16370
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Turtle Rock–The Hat, 4 rocks
3.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 4,135–4,222 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.99503, -116.16370
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 at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Discount Dyno Boulder.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass The Hat.
- 100 ftReach Turtle Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Pretzel Rock.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.6 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
53% sand4% paved43% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 98°F77°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind8 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
97°75°
Wed
94°70°
Thu
97°76°
Fri
98°80°
Sat
100°81°
Sun
95°79°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Upper Freeway Wall & Lower Freeway Wall via Old Lost Horse Road Trail 6 mi · ▲ 213 ft
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