Hunk Rock - East Face–Banana Cracks - West Face, 4 cliffs is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Banana Cracks - West Face and Chongo Boulder before reaching Hunk Rock - East Face at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 253 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hunk Rock - East Face–Banana Cracks - West Face, 4 cliffs
6.7 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 4,085–4,324 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Quail Springs Historic Trail · 34.02586, -116.17526
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 74° · precip 1% · wind 6 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.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Nature, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Approach to Hunk Rock, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Hunk Rock - East Face, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Barker Dam Nature, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Mindless Mound Approach, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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
- Echo Rock–Banana Cracks - West Face, 3 cliffs 5.3 mi · ▲ 393 ft
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