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Old Lost Horse Road Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 296 ft. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,954 – 4,190 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road 34.03362, -116.16705
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Old Lost Horse Road Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 3,955–4,189 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road · 34.03362, -116.16705

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  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 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.4 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

41% sand13% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:59 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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