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Heart and Sole & Chongo Boulder via Old Lost Horse Road Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Chongo Boulder before reaching Heart and Sole at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 298 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,062 – 4,216 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Lost Horse Road Trail 33.99780, -116.16410
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Heart and Sole & Chongo Boulder via Old Lost Horse Road Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 298 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 4,062–4,217 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Old Lost Horse Road Trail · 33.99780, -116.16410

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.8 miPass Chongo Boulder.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miReach Heart and Sole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  26. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  27. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  28. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading S.
  30. 1.2 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

32% dirt27% sand41% 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°70°
Thu 97°76°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 100°81°
Sun 95°79°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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