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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto 18, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Ryan Ranch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto 18, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 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°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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