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Hunk Rock - East Face–Pope's Crack, 9 cliffs is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Smoke Tree, CA. The route passes Hunk Rock - East Face, Chongo Boulder, Fun Stuff and 5 more. It is mostly level, with 202 ft of elevation gain. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,200 – 4,324 ft3.9 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–Pope's Crack, 9 cliffs

3.3 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 4,199–4,324 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wall Street Mill Trailhead · 34.02819, -116.13861

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 98°F / low 78° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

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. 400 ftSharp right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftPass Fun Stuff.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftPass Echo Cove.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftPass Big Mo.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miPass Heart and Sole.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  23. 350 ftPass Pope's Crack.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 150 ftTurn left onto Approach to Snickers North Face, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading NW.
  29. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mounds Approach, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.1 miBear right onto Approach to Little Hunk Northeast Face, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading SE.
  33. 0.4 miTurn left onto Barker Dam Nature, heading N.
  34. 350 ftPass Barker Pool.
  35. 0.4 miTurn left onto Approach to Hunk Rock, heading NE.
  36. 0.2 miBear left onto Wall Street Mill Trail, heading E.
  37. 0.1 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

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 98°F78°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind3 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 97°74°
Wed 94°67°
Thu 98°78°
Fri 99°80°
Sat 99°81°
Sun 94°78°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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