Hi all!
Pinnacles is Saturday October 28th! We’ll be doing the Balconies Cliffs Cave Loop trail. Paul will be leading us on this great all ages hike at an amazing time of the year. We do recommend joining in the carpool. If you’d like to volunteer to drive, let us know.
Please have your son wear their scout t-shirt if they have one.
If you’re attending, add your name to the “attendance spreadsheet” so we know to expect you and we do not leave before you get to the meeting place.
Basic details:
Pinnacles West Entrance - $15 per car
Balconies Cliffs-Cave Loop trail (2.4 miles, @1.5h)
Interested in carpooling?
Meet at the Nob Hill in South Salinas - 9:30AM parking lot near the Shell
Can’t carpool - 11AM - Pinnacles West Entrance (Chaparral Trailhead Parking)
Bring everything you need for a comfortable hike (2.4 miles - @ 1.5h)
Plenty of drinking water, food and beverages
Flashlights (headlamps work great) and hiking equipment
Lunch, snack, water, hats, and sunscreen
Please be aware that the Pinnacles has poison oak, stinging nettles, and rattle snakes do live in the rocks.
Trail maps and details
Balconies Cliffs-Cave Loop
2.4 miles round trip, 1 to 1-1/2 hours
Elevation: 100 feet
Easy to Moderate
This trail crosses up and over the Balconies Cave, then descends back down to the Old Pinn trail, which leads back through the cave. Scramble through the talus passages of the Balconies Cave. Wading may be necessary in the winter when precipitation creates flooding. Flashlight required in cave.
Directions to the West Entrance:
Take Hwy 101 North to the town of Soledad.
Take Hwy 146 east.
Be aware that highway 146 turns into a one lane road, drive with caution.
Follow Hwy 146 for 14 miles into Pinnacles National Park.
