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Lost Horse Mountain via California Riding and Hiking Trail is a 14.9-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route reaches Lost Horse Mountain at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 1,990 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,963 – 5,305 ft · steepest grade: 23%16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: California Riding and Hiking Trail 33.98533, -116.08226
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA

Directions

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Lost Horse Mountain via California Riding and Hiking Trail

14.9 mi · ▲ 1,990 ft · 5 hr 58 min

Elevation 3,964–5,305 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: California Riding and Hiking Trail · 33.98533, -116.08226

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  2. 3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Paac Kü̱vü̱hü̱’k Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lost Horse Mine Spur, heading SE.
  13. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 300 ftTurn left onto Lost Horse Mine Loop Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miReach Lost Horse Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Lost Horse Mine Spur, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 1.5 miBear right, heading E.
  27. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  28. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miSharp left onto Paac Kü̱vü̱hü̱’k Trail, heading SE.
  30. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  31. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  32. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  33. 1 miSharp right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading NW.
  34. 2.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 97°F79°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind8 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 96°75°
Wed 92°68°
Thu 97°77°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 98°80°
Sun 93°77°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.5 mi in (~213 min). Leave by 3:51 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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