Lost Horse Mountain–Big Trees Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route reaches Lost Horse Mountain at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 1,188 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,278 – 5,305 ft · steepest grade: 26%10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.98902, -116.15563
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
Directions
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Lost Horse Mountain–Big Trees Loop Trail, 3 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 1,188 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Elevation 4,280–5,305 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.98902, -116.15563
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 98°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Big Trees Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Lost Horse Mine Loop Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Lost Horse Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Big Trees Loop Trail, heading N.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
34% dirt66% 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°69°
Thu
97°76°
Fri
98°80°
Sat
99°81°
Sun
95°78°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~137 min). Leave by 5:08 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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