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Old Lost Horse Road Trail is a 13.6-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 432 ft. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,042 – 4,255 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.04063, -116.18510
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Old Lost Horse Road Trail

13.6 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 4 hr 45 min

Elevation 4,042–4,257 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.04063, -116.18510

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 99°F / low 76° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 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. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  26. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.4 miTurn left onto Keys Ranch Road, heading SE.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 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 surface

7% dirt2% sand91% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 99°F76°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 97°71°
Thu 98°77°
Fri 99°81°
Sat 100°82°
Sun 95°79°
Mon 94°76°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:44 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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