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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Stubbe Springs Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 4.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto 18, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Discount Dyno Boulder.
- 300 ftPass Turtle Rock.
- 50 ftPass The Hat.
- 100 ftPass Pretzel Rock.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Entrance boulder.
- 0.2 miReach Sports Challenge Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto 18, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 4.2 miBear left onto Stubbe Springs Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 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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- California Riding and Hiking Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 521 ft
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