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Lake Audrian & Pony Express Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,052 ft · 5 hr 18 min

Lake Audrian & Pony Express Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Phillips, CA. The route reaches Lake Audrian. It climbs 2,052 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,782 – 7,418 ft · steepest grade: 22%13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.80375, -120.08442
Nearest town Phillips, CA
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Lake Audrian & Pony Express Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,052 ft · 5 hr 18 min

Elevation 6,783–7,418 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.80375, -120.08442

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 473 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Bryan Creek Road, heading E.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Pony Express Trail, heading N.
  5. 2.6 miBear left onto Scout Peak Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miPass Lake Audrian.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Pony Express Trail, heading E.
  9. 200 ftReach Lake Audrian, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto Scout Peak Road, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto Pony Express Trail, heading W.
  13. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Bryan Creek Road, heading W.
  14. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-audrian-pony-express-trail-out-back-3-sights-21-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 79°60°
Thu 85°59°
Fri 86°60°
Sat 86°60°
Sun 85°59°
Mon 84°57°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 473 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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