Lost Horse Mountain–Big Trees Loop Trail, 5 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route reaches Lost Horse Mountain at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 1,433 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,062 – 5,305 ft · steepest grade: 24%17.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.02678, -116.17712
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Lost Horse Mountain–Big Trees Loop Trail, 5 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 1,433 ft · 6 hr 5 min
Elevation 4,062–5,305 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.02678, -116.17712
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mindless Mound Approach, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Big Trees Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Lost Horse Mine Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Lost Horse Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Big Trees Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lost Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Mindless Mound Approach, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
20% dirt17% sand63% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 99°F77°
Feels like83°Precip0%Wind11 mphUV9Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
97°74°
Wed
94°68°
Thu
98°78°
Fri
99°81°
Sat
99°81°
Sun
95°78°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 8.0 mi in (~232 min). Leave by 3:33 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Old Lost Horse Road Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 244 ft
- Keys Ranch Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 161 ft
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