Echo Rock–Banana Cracks - West Face, 3 cliffs is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Banana Cracks - West Face and Chongo Boulder before reaching Echo Rock at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 393 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,085 – 4,341 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Quail Springs Historic Trail 34.02586, -116.17526
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Echo Rock–Banana Cracks - West Face, 3 cliffs
5.3 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 4,085–4,340 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 Chongo Boulder.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Approach to Snickers North Face, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Echo Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading NW.
- 500 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
64% dirt36% 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
- Echo Cove South Face–Banana Cracks - West Face, 7 cliffs 4.3 mi · ▲ 164 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
- Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area & Trashcan Rock - East Face via Old Lost Horse Road Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 244 ft
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