There and Back Again: Pinnacles Boundary-to-Boundary Dayhike

Pinnacles Boundary-to-Boundary Dayhike

March 4, 2019

After joking that even if Pinnacles did allow backpacking, it would be too small since we could walk across the park and back in a day, I had no choice but to actually do it. It’s actually too small even to walk across the shortest possible way. From the Chaparral picnic area to the Old Pinnacles trailhead is a mere 3.3 miles each way. Well, if I was trying to go big or stay home, what about from park boundary to park boundary? I was worried that might be a bit too ambitious, but CalTopo showed it to be 10 ½ miles each way. It would be full day with the 4 hours of driving, but not A Long Day.

East Park entrance sign ( Read More )