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Old Lost Horse Road Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Old Lost Horse Road Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 242 ft of elevation gain. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,954 – 4,164 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Playhouse approach 34.02236, -116.17331
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
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Old Lost Horse Road Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 3,955–4,165 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Playhouse approach · 34.02236, -116.17331

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hemingway-Playhouse Connector, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  4. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 500 ftContinue straight onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading N.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading W.
  9. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 250 ftTurn right onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 400 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftSharp right onto Hemingway-Playhouse Connector, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 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/trashcan-rock-west-face-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

51% sand3% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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