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Big Trees Loop Trail–Lost Horse Trail, 4 sights

16 mi · ▲ 797 ft · 5 hr 44 min

Big Trees Loop Trail–Lost Horse Trail, 4 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 797 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,062 – 4,731 ft16.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road 34.02512, -116.15925
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
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Big Trees Loop Trail–Lost Horse Trail, 4 sights

16 mi · ▲ 797 ft · 5 hr 44 min

Elevation 4,062–4,731 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road · 34.02512, -116.15925

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Keys Ranch Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading S.
  12. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right onto Big Trees Loop Trail, heading S.
  15. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left onto Lost Horse Mine Loop Trail, heading S.
  18. 50 ftReach Lost Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Big Trees Loop Trail, heading SE.
  20. 2.5 miTurn left onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
  23. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  25. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  27. 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
  28. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 0.5 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading SE.
  33. 0.6 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-21-km

Trail surface

17% sand15% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 98°F77°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind5 mphUV9Humidity12%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Tue 98°74°
Wed 94°68°
Thu 97°76°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 100°81°
Sun 95°79°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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