Hunk Rock - East Face–Chongo Boulder, 7 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route passes Chongo Boulder and Hunk Rock - East Face. It climbs 586 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hunk Rock - East Face–Chongo Boulder, 7 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 586 ft · 5 hr 34 min
Elevation 4,062–4,336 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ryan Mountain Campground Road · 33.98184, -116.15448
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto 18, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miPass Chongo Boulder.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Nature, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Approach to Hunk Rock, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Hunk Rock - East Face.
- 250 ftBear left onto Wall Street Mill Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach Hunk Rock - East Face, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right onto Approach to Hunk Rock, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Barker Dam Nature, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto 18, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading SE.
- 50 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.8 mi in (~172 min). Leave by 3:34 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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