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Pony Express Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Pony Express Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Twin Bridges, CA. It climbs 545 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,460 – 6,838 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lover's Leap Trail 38.80163, -120.11761
Nearest town Twin Bridges, CA
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Pony Express Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 6,462–6,839 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lover's Leap Trail · 38.80163, -120.11761

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start on Lover's Leap Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Pony Express Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Sayles Canyon Road, heading E.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bryan Creek Road, heading S.
  7. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sayles Canyon Road, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 250 ftTurn left onto Pony Express Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miSharp right onto Lover's Leap Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.1 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-4-km-e1c2

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 8:10 PM

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