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Dairy Queen Right–Lost Horse Trail, 4 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route reaches Dairy Queen Right at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 491 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,062 – 4,321 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.98902, -116.15563
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA

Directions

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Dairy Queen Right–Lost Horse Trail, 4 sights

8 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Elevation 4,062–4,322 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.98902, -116.15563

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading N.
  11. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftBear right onto Dairy Queen Right Approach, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 150 ftReach Dairy Queen Right, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 450 ftTurn left onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading S.
  20. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  23. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading SE.
  25. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading SE.
  29. 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

34% sand2% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 98°F77°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind8 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 97°75°
Wed 94°69°
Thu 97°76°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 99°81°
Sun 95°78°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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