Hunk Rock - East Face–Chongo Boulder, 3 cliffs is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Chongo Boulder before reaching Hunk Rock - East Face at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,206 – 4,324 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.01834, -116.15965
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Hunk Rock - East Face–Chongo Boulder, 3 cliffs
3.6 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 4,207–4,324 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.01834, -116.15965
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 N.
- 0.4 miPass Chongo Boulder.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Nature, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Approach to Hunk Rock, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Hunk Rock - East Face.
- 200 ftBear left onto Wall Street Mill Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Hunk Rock - East Face, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 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 SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
55% dirt45% 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 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 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 this trailhead
- Chimney Rock–Chongo Boulder, 3 cliffs 4.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Lower Freeway Wall & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Banana Cracks - East Face–Mindless Mound, 3 cliffs 5.1 mi · ▲ 298 ft
- Chimney Rock–Chongo Boulder, 3 cliffs 10 mi · ▲ 605 ft
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