Pony Express Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Phillips, CA. It climbs 731 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,703 – 7,123 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.81230, -120.08540
Nearest town Phillips, CA
Directions
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Pony Express Trail
4 mi · ▲ 731 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 6,702–7,123 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.81230, -120.08540
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Pony Express Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bryan Creek Road, heading S.
- 1.3 miReach Pony Express Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Pony Express Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 8:09 PM
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