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Old Lost Horse Road Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Old Lost Horse Road Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 404 ft. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,954 – 4,190 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.04063, -116.18510
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
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Old Lost Horse Road Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Elevation 3,955–4,189 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.04063, -116.18510

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 78° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading SW.
  11. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left onto Keys Ranch Road, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.9 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/old-lost-horse-road-trail-out-back-15-km-1dad

Trail surface

29% sand9% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 99°F78°
Feels like81°Precip0%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 99°76°
Wed 95°70°
Thu 99°78°
Fri 100°81°
Sat 99°82°
Sun 95°78°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 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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