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Old Lost Horse Road Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Old Lost Horse Road Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,954 – 4,121 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quail Springs Historic Trail 34.02598, -116.18002
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
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Old Lost Horse Road Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 3,955–4,121 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Quail Springs Historic Trail · 34.02598, -116.18002

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/banana-cracks-west-face-trashcan-rock-west-face-out-back-9-km-1c23

Trail surface

63% sand37% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 99°F77°
Feels like83°Precip0%Wind11 mphUV9Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 97°74°
Wed 94°68°
Thu 98°78°
Fri 99°81°
Sat 99°81°
Sun 95°78°

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