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Echo Rock–Beaver Boulder, 3 cliffs

13.5 mi · ▲ 600 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Echo Rock–Beaver Boulder, 3 cliffs is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Beaver Boulder and Chongo Boulder before reaching Echo Rock at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 600 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,062 – 4,341 ft · steepest grade: 26%14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.99023, -116.16295
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
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Echo Rock–Beaver Boulder, 3 cliffs

13.5 mi · ▲ 600 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Elevation 4,062–4,340 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.99023, -116.16295

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftPass Beaver Boulder.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading NE.
  17. 0.8 miPass Chongo Boulder.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 350 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading SE.
  22. 450 ftContinue straight onto Approach to Snickers North Face, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 500 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  25. 250 ftReach Echo Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading NE.
  28. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  29. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  30. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading N.
  32. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  37. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  38. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  39. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  40. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  41. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading S.
  42. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  43. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  44. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  45. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  46. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/echo-rock-beaver-boulder-out-back-4-rocks-22-km

Trail surface

23% dirt2% sand75% 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°69°
Thu 97°76°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 99°81°
Sun 95°78°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~116 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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