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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 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 S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miPass Chongo Boulder.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Approach to Snickers North Face, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mounds Approach, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Approach to Little Hunk - West Face, heading E.
- 450 ftReach Little Hunk - West Face (Trespasser's Wall), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Mounds Approach, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Approach to Snickers North Face, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn 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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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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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