Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
Lost Creek Loop Trail & Pony Tracks Fire Road via Page Mill Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 800 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Lost Creek Loop Trail & Pony Tracks Fire Road via Page Mill Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Los Trancos Open Space Preserve near Vista Verde, CA. It climbs 800 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lost Creek Loop Trail & Pony Tracks Fire Road via Page Mill Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 800 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 1,406–1,994 ft
Out & Back · Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Pony Tracks Fire Road · 37.35041, -122.17531
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 68° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start on Pony Tracks Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Page Mill Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Lost Creek Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Pony Tracks Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Page Mill Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Pony Tracks Fire Road, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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