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Little Hunk - West Face (Trespasser's Wall) & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Chongo Boulder before reaching Little Hunk - West Face (Trespasser's Wall) at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,095 – 4,262 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.02813, -116.17949
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Little Hunk - West Face (Trespasser's Wall) & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 4,094–4,262 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.02813, -116.17949

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 74° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miPass Chongo Boulder.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 300 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading E.
  12. 500 ftContinue straight onto Approach to Snickers North Face, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading E.
  15. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mounds Approach, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right onto Approach to Little Hunk - West Face, heading N.
  18. 450 ftReach Little Hunk - West Face (Trespasser's Wall), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 450 ftSharp left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miBear right onto Mounds Approach, heading N.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading NW.
  22. 300 ftTurn right onto Approach to Snickers North Face, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading NW.
  24. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  26. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading S.
  28. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 0.4 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

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 98°F74°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind6 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 95°68°
Thu 97°77°
Fri 99°81°
Sat 100°82°
Sun 95°79°
Mon 94°75°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 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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