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Lost Horse Trail & Ryan Ranch Trail via California Riding and Hiking Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,213 – 4,337 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.97683, -116.16505
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA

Directions

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Lost Horse Trail & Ryan Ranch Trail via California Riding and Hiking Trail

4 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 4,212–4,338 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.97683, -116.16505

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 78° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto 18, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading N.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 200 ftTurn left onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.7 miReach Ryan Ranch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 300 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading S.
  19. 450 ftTurn left onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading W.
  20. 150 ftTurn left onto 18, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading S.
  22. 100 ftSharp right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading S.
  23. 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

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 97°F78°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind11 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 96°77°
Wed 92°70°
Thu 98°77°
Fri 99°80°
Sat 98°81°
Sun 94°77°

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