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Lower Freeway Wall–Lost Horse Trail, 4 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route reaches Lower Freeway Wall at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 282 ft. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,062 – 4,324 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 34? 33.98292, -116.15571
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA

Directions

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Lower Freeway Wall–Lost Horse Trail, 4 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 4,062–4,325 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34? · 33.98292, -116.15571

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Equistrian/Cycle Camping Only, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 250 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading N.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 200 ftTurn left onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
  11. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  15. 100 ftReach Lower Freeway Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 300 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading SE.
  25. 450 ftTurn left onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 150 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

37% sand63% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 97°F77°
Feels like82°Precip0%Wind14 mphUV9Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 96°75°
Wed 93°69°
Thu 98°77°
Fri 99°80°
Sat 98°81°
Sun 94°77°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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