Old Lost Horse Road Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 322 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,062 – 4,223 ft9.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.99503, -116.16370
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Old Lost Horse Road Trail
8.8 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 4,062–4,222 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.99503, -116.16370
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Keys Ranch Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 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
29% sand10% dirt61% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 98°F77°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind8 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Tue
97°75°
Wed
94°70°
Thu
97°76°
Fri
98°80°
Sat
100°81°
Sun
95°79°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- 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
More from this trailhead
- Echo Tee Trail–Lost Horse Trail, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Turtle Rock–The Hat, 4 rocks 3.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Upper Freeway Wall & Lower Freeway Wall via Old Lost Horse Road Trail 6 mi · ▲ 213 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Panorama Heights, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Panorama Heights, California