| 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% | ||||