Turtle Rock–The Hat, 3 rocks is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Pretzel Rock and Turtle Rock before reaching The Hat at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 379 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,042 – 4,203 ft8.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.04063, -116.18510
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Turtle Rock–The Hat, 3 rocks
8.2 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 4,042–4,204 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.04063, -116.18510
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 99°F / low 78° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.2 miPass Pretzel Rock.
- 50 ftPass The Hat.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Turtle Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 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
10% dirt90% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 99°F78°
Feels like81°Precip0%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
99°76°
Wed
95°70°
Thu
99°78°
Fri
100°81°
Sat
99°82°
Sun
95°78°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Keys Ranch Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Keys Ranch Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Fun Stuff via Keys Ranch Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Outer Mongolia Climbing Area–Boy Scout Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Heart and Sole & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Pope's Crack & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road 5 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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