Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area & Trashcan Rock - East Face via Old Lost Horse Road Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area before reaching Trashcan Rock - East Face at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,954 – 4,121 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Quail Springs Historic Trail 34.02598, -116.18002
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area & Trashcan Rock - East Face via Old Lost Horse Road Trail
5 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 3,955–4,121 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Quail Springs Historic Trail · 34.02598, -116.18002
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftPass Trashcan Rock - East Face.
- 50 ftReach Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 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
55% sand1% paved44% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon
79°60°
Tue
79°53°
Wed
84°66°
Thu
85°70°
Fri
84°68°
Sat
86°69°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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