Echo Cove South Face–Banana Cracks - West Face, 7 cliffs is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Banana Cracks - West Face, Big Mo, Echo Cove and 3 more before reaching The Gully (Echo Cove Back Side) at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,085 – 4,232 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Quail Springs Historic Trail 34.02586, -116.17526
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Echo Cove South Face–Banana Cracks - West Face, 7 cliffs
4.3 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 4,085–4,234 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Quail Springs Historic Trail · 34.02586, -116.17526
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Banana Cracks - West Face.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mindless Mound Approach, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass Big Mo.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Echo Cove.
- 150 ftPass Effigy Wall.
- 50 ftPass Solo Dog Wall.
- 50 ftPass The Gully (Echo Cove Back Side).
- 250 ftReach Echo Cove South Face, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right onto Mindless Mound Approach, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading SW.
- 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
66% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 99°F77°
Feels like83°Precip0%Wind11 mphUV9Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
97°74°
Wed
94°68°
Thu
98°78°
Fri
99°81°
Sat
99°81°
Sun
95°78°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Quail Springs Historic Trail Trailhead
- Keys Ranch Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Turtle Rock–The Hat, 7 rocks 4.5 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Old Lost Horse Road Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 244 ft
- Keys Ranch Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- Echo Rock–Banana Cracks - West Face, 3 cliffs 5.3 mi · ▲ 393 ft
- Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area & Trashcan Rock - East Face via Old Lost Horse Road Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 244 ft
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