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Lower Freeway Wall–Lost Horse Trail, 4 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Lower Freeway Wall–Lost Horse Trail, 4 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route reaches Lower Freeway Wall at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 467 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,062 – 4,426 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.99128, -116.15119
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
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Lower Freeway Wall–Lost Horse Trail, 4 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 4,062–4,427 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.99128, -116.15119

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 96°F / low 74° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftReach Lower Freeway Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-freeway-wall-out-back-14-km

Trail surface

32% sand68% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 96°F74°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind7 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 94°69°
Thu 97°76°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 99°81°
Sun 95°78°
Mon 93°75°

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