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
- Start on Equistrian/Cycle Camping Only, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftReach Lower Freeway Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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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