Old Lost Horse Road Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 351 ft. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,954 – 4,190 ft9.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.03981, -116.19711
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Old Lost Horse Road Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 3,955–4,189 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.03981, -116.19711
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 99°F / low 79° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Keys Ranch Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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
32% sand10% dirt58% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 99°F79°
Feels like81°Precip0%Wind7 mphUV9Humidity11%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
99°76°
Wed
95°71°
Thu
97°74°
Fri
98°78°
Sat
100°79°
Sun
95°78°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~105 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Old Lost Horse Road Trail
- 6.9 mi · out & back · via Old Lost Horse Road Trail
- 6.9 mi · out & back · via Old Lost Horse Road Trail
- 6.9 mi · out & back · via Old Lost Horse Road Trail
- 9.3 mi · out & back · via Old Lost Horse Road Trail
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Old Lost Horse Road Trail
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