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Fry Boulders–Beaver Boulder, 5 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 3 hr 45 min

Fry Boulders–Beaver Boulder, 5 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Beaver Boulder before reaching Fry Boulders at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 303 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,134 – 4,321 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.99023, -116.16295
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
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Fry Boulders–Beaver Boulder, 5 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 3 hr 45 min

Elevation 4,133–4,322 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.99023, -116.16295

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 NW.
  2. 150 ftPass Beaver Boulder.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 1.8 miTurn right onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miReach Fry Boulders, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 300 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/fry-boulders-beaver-boulder-out-back-3-rocks-via-old-lost-horse-road-trail

Trail surface

18% sand1% dirt81% 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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