Pinnacles Loop Miles Done To Go
Total Pct. Total Pct.
0.0 0.0 0.0% 20.3 100.0%
1 From the Chalone Creek parking lot, head out on Old Pinnacles Trail 2.1 2.1 10.3% 18.2 89.7%
2 Go through the Balconies Caves (dark, wet!) -- there is a bypass trail (Balconies Cliffs) 0.4 2.5 12.3% 17.8 87.7%
3 Continue on Balconies Trail to the Chaparral area (wait for everyone to catch up) 0.6 3.1 15.3% 17.2 84.7%
4 Head up towards the High Peaks on Juniper Canyon Trail  1.2 4.3 21.2% 16.0 78.8%
5 Turn left on Tunnel Trail 0.6 4.9 24.1% 15.4 75.9%
6 Turn right on High Peaks Trail 0.7 5.6 27.6% 14.7 72.4%
7 Head down the other side on the High Peaks Trail 1.5 7.1 35.0% 13.2 65.0%
8 Turn right on the Rim Trail towards the reservoir 0.4 7.5 36.9% 12.8 63.1%
9 Go around the reservoir and pick up the Chalone Peak Trail to North Chalone Peak 3.3 10.8 53.2% 9.5 46.8%
10 Continue on past North Peak to South Chalone Peak (unmaintained trail) 1.6 12.4 61.1% 7.9 38.9%
11 Turn around and head back to North Chalone Peak 1.6 14.0 69.0% 6.3 31.0%
12 Continue back on the Chalone Peak Trail to the reservoir 3.3 17.3 85.2% 3.0 14.8%
13 Go through the Bear Gulch Caves (dark, wet!) -- there is a bypass trail (Moses Spring) 0.7 18.0 88.7% 2.3 11.3%
14 Continue on the Bear Gulch Trail to the Visitor Center 0.5 18.5 91.1% 1.8 8.9%
15 From the Visitor Center take the trail (not the road) down the hill 1.0 19.5 96.1% 0.8 3.9%
16 Turn left and follow the creek back to the parking lot 0.8 20.3 100.0% 0.0 0.0%