Sports Challenge Rock–Entrance boulder, 5 rocks is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Sports Challenge Rock, Entrance boulder and Pretzel Rock before reaching Upper Freeway Wall at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,062 – 4,265 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.01452, -116.16807
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Sports Challenge Rock–Entrance boulder, 5 rocks
3.8 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 4,062–4,267 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.01452, -116.16807
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 74° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Sports Challenge Rock.
- 0.2 miPass Entrance boulder.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Pretzel Rock.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Upper Freeway Wall.
- 50 ftReach Sports Challenge Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
10% dirt2% paved88% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 98°F74°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind9 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed
96°69°
Thu
97°76°
Fri
98°80°
Sat
99°81°
Sun
95°79°
Mon
94°75°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Locomotion Rock–Sports Challenge Rock, 4 summits 1.1 mi · ▲ 87 ft
- Pretzel Rock & Playhouse Rock via Quail Springs Historic Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Pretzel Rock–Chongo Boulder, 4 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 381 ft
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