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Sports Challenge Rock–Turtle Rock, 10 rocks is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Discount Dyno Boulder, Turtle Rock, The Hat and 2 more before reaching Sports Challenge Rock at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 821 ft. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,134 – 4,780 ft16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.97936, -116.22878
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Sports Challenge Rock–Turtle Rock, 10 rocks

15.8 mi · ▲ 821 ft · 5 hr 41 min

Elevation 4,135–4,779 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.97936, -116.22878

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 95°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto Stubbe Springs Loop Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miBear right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading E.
  4. 4.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto 18, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading NW.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 200 ftTurn left onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miPass Discount Dyno Boulder.
  17. 300 ftPass Turtle Rock.
  18. 50 ftPass The Hat.
  19. 100 ftPass Pretzel Rock.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftPass Entrance boulder.
  22. 0.2 miReach Sports Challenge Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 350 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading SE.
  30. 450 ftTurn left onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading S.
  31. 150 ftTurn left onto 18, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading SE.
  33. 100 ftSharp right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading S.
  34. 4.2 miBear left onto Stubbe Springs Loop Trail, heading NW.
  35. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

12% sand12% dirt1% paved75% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 95°F77°
Feels like78°Precip0%Wind12 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Tue 94°72°
Wed 91°67°
Thu 95°71°
Fri 96°76°
Sat 97°76°
Sun 93°75°

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