Pinnacles National Park

Trails in Pinnacles

22 trails · 37.3 total miles

Handrail and series of foot notches carved into steep rock.

Hike Condor Gulch Trail to High Peaks Trail Loop

strenuous
5.3 mi ·3-5 hours hrs
Wooden bridge entry to small ranch.

Hike Bacon-Butterfield Ranch Trail

strenuous
4 mi ·60 min hrs
Rocky trail heading down chaparral covered mountain with rock formations seen from a distance.

Hike Chalone Peak Trail

strenuous
1.6 mi ·3-5 hours hrs
A view of a dirt trail leading through a grove of blue oaks drapped in moss

Hike Jawbone Trail

moderate_strenuous
0.3 mi ·60 min hrs
Narrow dirt trail in open grassland leading into oak woodlands

Hike Bench Trail to South Wilderness Trail

moderate_strenuous
0 mi ·3-4 hours hrs
View of a wide hard packed dirt trail in an open area shaded by oak trees

Hike Bench Trail to Balconies Cave Trail

moderate_strenuous
0 mi ·4-6 hours hrs
Wooden bridge crossing over a creek to a dirt trail winding around a green hillside

Hike Bench Trail to Sycamore Trail

moderate_strenuous
0 mi ·1-2 hours hrs
Narrow rock staircase edged out of rock wall in a narrow rock canyon

Hike Moses Spring Trail to Rim Trail Loop

moderate_strenuous
0 mi ·1-2 hours hrs
Trail passing through low rock walls with steep rock cliffs towering ahead.

Hike High Peaks to Balconies Cave Loop

strenuous
0 mi ·4-5 hours hrs
Natural light luminating the walls inside a manmade rock tunnel

Hike Juniper Canyon Trail Loop

strenuous
0 mi ·2-3 hours hrs
Hard pack dirt trail winding around hillside, large rock spires appearing in the distance.

Hike Prewett Point Trail

strenuous
0 mi ·60 min hrs
A shallow rocky creek crossing over a dirt trail

Hike Old Pinnacles Trail to Balconies Cave

moderate_strenuous
0 mi ·3-4 hours hrs
Trail leading through chaparral covered hills overlooking rock formations in the distance.

Hike North Wilderness Trail Loop

strenuous
0 mi ·5-8 hours hrs
Rocky dirt trail on a mountain top with rolling mountains seen in the distance

Hike Condor Gulch Trail

moderate_strenuous
0 mi ·90 min hrs
Rocky trail following the edge of a narrow steep rock canyon on stormy afternoon

Hike High Peaks to Bear Gulch Loop

strenuous
0 mi ·4-5 hours hrs
Large boulder wedged in narrow rock canyon.

Hike Balconies Cliffs Trail to Balconies Cave Trail Loop

moderate_strenuous
0 mi ·1-2 hours hrs

Bear Gulch Caves Trail

moderate
2.2 mi ·550 ft gain ·1.5-2.5 hours hrs

Reservoir Overlook Trail

moderate
3.3 mi ·500 ft gain ·2-3 hours hrs

Campground to Bear Gulch Day Use Area

moderate
2.3 mi ·300 ft gain

Campground to South Wilderness Trail

moderate
6.5 mi ·0 ft gain

Campground to Balconies Cave

moderate
9.4 mi ·300 ft gain

Balconies Cliffs-Cave Loop

easy_moderate
2.4 mi ·100 ft gain

Explore Pinnacles National Park

1 campgrounds, 30 trails, 354K annual visitors

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