Turtle Rock–The Hat, 4 rocks is a 5-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Pretzel Rock, Turtle Rock, The Hat and Discount Dyno Boulder. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,062 – 4,213 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Playhouse approach 34.02236, -116.17331
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Turtle Rock–The Hat, 4 rocks
5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 4,062–4,213 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Playhouse approach · 34.02236, -116.17331
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hemingway-Playhouse Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.2 miPass Pretzel Rock.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Turtle Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftPass The Hat.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Discount Dyno Boulder.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Hemingway-Playhouse Connector, heading NE.
- 0.2 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
27% sand2% paved2% dirt69% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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