Old Lost Horse Road Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 242 ft of elevation gain. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,954 – 4,164 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Playhouse approach 34.02236, -116.17331
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Old Lost Horse Road Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 3,955–4,165 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Playhouse approach · 34.02236, -116.17331
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 74° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hemingway-Playhouse Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Hemingway-Playhouse Connector, heading SE.
- 0.2 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
51% sand3% dirt46% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 98°F74°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind6 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed
95°68°
Thu
97°77°
Fri
98°80°
Sat
100°82°
Sun
95°79°
Mon
94°75°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Old Lost Horse Road Trail
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- 6.9 mi · out & back · via Old Lost Horse Road Trail
- 6.9 mi · out & back · via Old Lost Horse Road Trail
- 9.3 mi · out & back · via Old Lost Horse Road Trail
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Old Lost Horse Road Trail
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