Pope's Crack–Heart and Sole, 4 cliffs is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Heart and Sole and Pope's Crack before reaching Barker Pool at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pope's Crack–Heart and Sole, 4 cliffs
1.9 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 44 min
Elevation 4,197–4,281 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.02527, -116.15649
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Heart and Sole.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Pope's Crack.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Approach to Snickers North Face, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Mounds Approach, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Barker Dam Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Approach to Little Hunk Northeast Face, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Barker Dam Nature, heading E.
- 350 ftPass Barker Pool.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Barker Dam Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Approach to Snickers North Face, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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