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Echo Summit Trailhead Access Spur & Pony Express Trail Loop via Pacific Crest Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 53 min

Echo Summit Trailhead Access Spur & Pony Express Trail Loop via Pacific Crest Trail is a 2.2-mile loop near Nebelhorn, CA. It climbs 311 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,300 – 7,602 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pony Express Connector Trail 38.81470, -120.03404
Nearest town Nebelhorn, CA
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Echo Summit Trailhead Access Spur & Pony Express Trail Loop via Pacific Crest Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 53 min

Elevation 7,299–7,601 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Pony Express Connector Trail · 38.81470, -120.03404

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pony Express Connector Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Echo Summit Trailhead Access Spur, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miSharp right onto Pony Express Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miThe loop closes 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/echo-summit-trailhead-access-spur-pony-express-trail-loop

Trail surface

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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