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Little Hunk - West Face (Trespasser's Wall)–Chongo Boulder, 5 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route passes Chongo Boulder before reaching Little Hunk - West Face (Trespasser's Wall) at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 521 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,062 – 4,321 ft13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.98902, -116.15563
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA

Directions

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Little Hunk - West Face (Trespasser's Wall)–Chongo Boulder, 5 sights

12.6 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Elevation 4,062–4,322 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.98902, -116.15563

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading N.
  16. 0.8 miPass Chongo Boulder.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading SE.
  21. 450 ftContinue straight onto Approach to Snickers North Face, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading S.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mounds Approach, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miSharp right onto Approach to Little Hunk - West Face, heading E.
  27. 450 ftReach Little Hunk - West Face (Trespasser's Wall), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 450 ftSharp left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miBear right onto Mounds Approach, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading NW.
  31. 250 ftTurn right onto Approach to Snickers North Face, heading N.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading N.
  33. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  34. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  35. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading NW.
  37. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  38. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  40. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  42. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  43. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  44. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  45. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  46. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading S.
  47. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading SE.
  48. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading SE.
  49. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  50. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading SE.
  51. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

23% dirt22% sand55% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 98°F77°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind8 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 97°75°
Wed 94°69°
Thu 97°76°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 99°81°
Sun 95°78°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.3 mi in (~158 min). Leave by 4:46 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:39 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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