High Peaks Trail – Condor Gulch Trail loop from Chaparral Parking Area

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High Peaks Trail – Condor Gulch Trail loop from Chaparral Parking Area

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(8980)

17,814

runners

High Peaks Trail – Condor Gulch Trail loop from Chaparral Parking Area

01:58

12.7km

690m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 9, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Hain Wilderness

Pinnacles National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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59 m

Chaparral

Highlight • Natural

Really beautiful road to the park on the West, with only a few very steep sections. The road has no shoulder, but it is a broad single lane, and it …

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3.75 km

Rock tunnel under Scout Peak

Highlight • Structure

Part of the well-built High-Peaks Trail, the manmade tunnel helps to continue mostly gradual or flat along breathtaking views.

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4.57 km

High Peaks Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A hike of about 45 minutes with great rocks and caves. In some places a lamp is recommended.

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6.20 km

Nature Center at Condor Gulch Trailhead / Bear Gulch Day Use Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Great Nature Center next to the picnic area. Look for the woodpeckers hiding acorns in hundreds of holes they poked into dead tree trunks around the treailhead.

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6.27 km

Condor Gulch Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This trail does indeed offer amazing views of the Pinnacles at Hawkins Peak! Just be careful on the way down to the parking lot, it is true you might run into some creepy crawlies.

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