Pony Express Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 818 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Pony Express Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Phillips, CA. It climbs 818 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 mi6,598 – 7,123 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.80714, -120.09429
Nearest town Phillips, CA
Directions
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Pony Express Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 818 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 6,598–7,123 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.80714, -120.09429
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Firs Spur Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Pony Express Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bryan Creek Road, heading SW.
- 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 NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Firs Spur Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 8:10 PM
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