Little Hunk - Northeast Face & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Chongo Boulder before reaching Little Hunk - Northeast Face at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,085 – 4,242 ft7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Playhouse approach 34.02236, -116.17331
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Little Hunk - Northeast Face & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road
6.2 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 4,085–4,242 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Playhouse approach · 34.02236, -116.17331
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 74° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hemingway-Playhouse Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass Chongo Boulder.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Approach to Snickers North Face, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Mounds Approach, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Approach to Little Hunk Northeast Face, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Approach to Poker Face, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Approach to Little Hunk Northeast Face, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Little Hunk - Northeast Face, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left onto Approach to Poker Face, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Approach to Little Hunk Northeast Face, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Mounds Approach, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Approach to Snickers North Face, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Hemingway-Playhouse Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
50% dirt50% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 98°F74°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind6 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Wed
95°68°
Thu
97°77°
Fri
98°80°
Sat
100°82°
Sun
95°79°
Mon
94°75°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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