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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.

Elevation

0 mi4,062 – 4,337 ft17.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ryan Mountain Campground Road 33.98184, -116.15448
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA

Directions

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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 Aug 4: Clear, high 97°F / low 74° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftTurn left onto 18, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading N.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 200 ftTurn left onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
  12. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading N.
  22. 0.8 miPass Chongo Boulder.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  26. 300 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading S.
  27. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Nature, heading SE.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right onto Approach to Hunk Rock, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miPass Hunk Rock - East Face.
  30. 250 ftBear left onto Wall Street Mill Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.9 miReach Hunk Rock - East Face, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  32. 1 miBear right onto Approach to Hunk Rock, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left onto Barker Dam Nature, heading SW.
  34. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading SW.
  35. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  36. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  37. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading SW.
  39. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  40. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  43. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  44. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  45. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  46. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  47. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  48. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading S.
  49. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading SE.
  50. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading SE.
  51. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  52. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  53. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  54. 300 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading SE.
  55. 450 ftTurn left onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading SE.
  56. 150 ftTurn left onto 18, heading SE.
  57. 50 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading SE.
  58. 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

24% dirt17% sand59% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 97°F74°
Feels like80°Precip1%Wind8 mphUV9Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 94°69°
Thu 97°76°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 99°81°
Sun 94°78°
Mon 93°75°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.8 mi in (~172 min). Leave by 4:32 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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