Pony Express Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Phillips, CA. It climbs 1,861 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,814 – 7,313 ft · steepest grade: 20%9.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.80375, -120.08442
Nearest town Phillips, CA
Directions
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Pony Express Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,861 ft · 3 hr 50 min
Elevation 5,814–7,313 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Pony Express Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sayles Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pony Express Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lover's Leap Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pony Express Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Pony Express Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Lover's Leap Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pony Express Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Sayles Canyon Road, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Pony Express Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 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 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
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Bryan Creek Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 748 ft
- Bryan Creek Road 4.5 mi · ▲ 748 ft
- Pony Express Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,086 ft
- Bryan Creek Road & Pony Express Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,039 ft
- Pony Express Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,419 ft
- Lover's Leap & Lovers Leap via Pony Express Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,450 ft
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