Sunset at Joshua Tree National Park.jpg
Michael Kwok · CC BY 2.0

Pope's Crack–Heart and Sole, 4 cliffs is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Chongo Boulder, Pope's Crack and Heart and Sole. It is mostly level, with 91 ft of elevation gain. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,200 – 4,282 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road 34.02512, -116.15925
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Pope's Crack–Heart and Sole, 4 cliffs

2.1 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 45 min

Elevation 4,199–4,281 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road · 34.02512, -116.15925

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Keys Ranch Road, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftPass Chongo Boulder.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 350 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Nature, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Approach to Little Hunk Northeast Face, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Mounds Approach, heading S.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading S.
  13. 300 ftTurn right onto Approach to Snickers North Face, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 150 ftPass Pope's Crack.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 350 ftPass Heart and Sole.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 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

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 98°F77°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind5 mphUV9Humidity12%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 98°74°
Wed 94°68°
Thu 97°76°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 100°81°
Sun 95°79°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from Keys Ranch Road Trailhead