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Hunk Rock - East Face–Chongo Boulder, 4 cliffs is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Smoke Tree, CA. The route passes Hunk Rock - East Face and Chongo Boulder. It climbs 695 ft. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,032 – 4,324 ft16.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wall Street Mill Trailhead 34.02819, -116.13861
Nearest town Smoke Tree, CA

Directions

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Hunk Rock - East Face–Chongo Boulder, 4 cliffs

15.8 mi · ▲ 695 ft · 5 hr 37 min

Elevation 4,034–4,324 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wall Street Mill Trailhead · 34.02819, -116.13861

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wall Street Mill Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Approach to Hunk Rock, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftPass Hunk Rock - East Face.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Barker Dam Nature, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miPass Chongo Boulder.
  11. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftSharp right onto Boy Scout Trail, heading N.
  15. 3 miTurn left onto Big Pine Trail, heading N.
  16. 1 miReach Hunk Rock - East Face, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 1 miTurn right onto Boy Scout Trail, heading E.
  18. 3 miSharp left, heading S.
  19. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading E.
  22. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 300 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Nature, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto Approach to Hunk Rock, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miBear left onto Wall Street Mill Trail, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 4:34 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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