Locomotion Rock–Sports Challenge Rock, 5 summits is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Pretzel Rock, Entrance boulder and Sports Challenge Rock before reaching Locomotion Rock at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 520 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,042 – 4,265 ft10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.04063, -116.18510
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Locomotion Rock–Sports Challenge Rock, 5 summits
9.3 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 4,042–4,267 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.04063, -116.18510
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 99°F / low 76° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.2 miPass Pretzel Rock.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Entrance boulder.
- 0.2 miPass Sports Challenge Rock.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Locomotion Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Keys Ranch Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 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
18% dirt82% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 99°F76°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed
97°71°
Thu
98°77°
Fri
99°81°
Sat
100°82°
Sun
95°79°
Mon
94°76°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Keys Ranch Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Keys Ranch Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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- Heart and Sole & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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