Turtle Rock–The Hat, 3 rocks is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Pretzel Rock and Turtle Rock before reaching The Hat at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 296 ft. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,954 – 4,203 ft6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.03981, -116.19711
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Turtle Rock–The Hat, 3 rocks
6.8 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 3,955–4,204 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.03981, -116.19711
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 99°F / low 79° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.2 miPass Pretzel Rock.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass The Hat.
- 50 ftReach Turtle Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 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
41% sand59% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 99°F79°
Feels like81°Precip0%Wind7 mphUV9Humidity11%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Tue
99°76°
Wed
95°71°
Thu
97°74°
Fri
98°78°
Sat
100°79°
Sun
95°78°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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