Lake Audrian & Pony Express Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Nebelhorn, CA. The route reaches Lake Audrian. It climbs 454 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,139 – 7,445 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pony Express Connector Trail 38.81470, -120.03404
Nearest town Nebelhorn, CA
Directions
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Lake Audrian & Pony Express Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 7,140–7,445 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pony Express Connector Trail · 38.81470, -120.03404
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pony Express Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Scout Peak Road, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lake Audrian.
- 0.3 miReach Lake Audrian, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Pony Express Trail, heading E.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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