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Fun Stuff–Lost Horse Trail, 3 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route reaches Fun Stuff at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 378 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,062 – 4,285 ft10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lost Horse Trail 33.98893, -116.15390
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA

Directions

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Fun Stuff–Lost Horse Trail, 3 sights

10.3 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Elevation 4,062–4,286 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lost Horse Trail · 33.98893, -116.15390

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 96°F / low 74° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lost Horse Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 100 ftReach Fun Stuff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading S.
  27. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading SE.
  28. 0.7 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

26% sand23% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 96°F74°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind7 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Wed 94°69°
Thu 97°76°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 99°81°
Sun 95°78°
Mon 93°75°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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