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Pony Express Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,579 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Pony Express Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Phillips, CA. It climbs 1,579 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,090 – 7,313 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.80375, -120.08442
Nearest town Phillips, CA
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Pony Express Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,579 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Elevation 6,089–7,313 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.80375, -120.08442

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 473 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miBear left onto Pony Express Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sayles Canyon Road, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Pony Express Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lover's Leap Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pony Express Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lover's Leap Trail, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pony Express Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right onto Sayles Canyon Road, heading S.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Pony Express Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 1.1 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/pony-express-trail-out-back-12-km-296b

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 79°60°
Thu 85°59°
Fri 86°60°
Sat 86°60°
Sun 85°59°
Mon 84°57°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 473 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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