Banana Cracks - West Face–Lost Horse Trail, 4 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route reaches Banana Cracks - West Face at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 241 ft of elevation gain. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,062 – 4,331 ft8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ryan Mountain Campground Road 33.98184, -116.15448
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
Directions
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Banana Cracks - West Face–Lost Horse Trail, 4 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 4,062–4,331 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ryan Mountain Campground Road · 33.98184, -116.15448
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto 18, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right onto Mindless Mound Approach, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Banana Cracks - West Face, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto 18, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
35% sand4% dirt61% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 97°F77°
Feels like81°Precip0%Wind13 mphUV9Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
96°75°
Wed
93°69°
Thu
98°77°
Fri
99°80°
Sat
98°81°
Sun
94°77°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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