Hunk Rock - East Face–Barker Dam Trail, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route reaches Hunk Rock - East Face. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,210 – 4,337 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.02280, -116.15634
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Hunk Rock - East Face–Barker Dam Trail, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 4,209–4,336 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.02280, -116.15634
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 98°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Nature, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Approach to Hunk Rock, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Hunk Rock - East Face.
- 150 ftBear left onto Wall Street Mill Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Hunk Rock - East Face, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Approach to Hunk Rock, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Barker Dam Nature, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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 surface
26% dirt74% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 98°F77°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind6 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
98°75°
Wed
94°68°
Thu
98°78°
Fri
99°81°
Sat
99°81°
Sun
94°78°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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