Trashcan Rock - West Face via Old Lost Horse Road Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route reaches Trashcan Rock - West Face at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 296 ft. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,954 – 4,190 ft7.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road 34.03362, -116.16705
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Trashcan Rock - West Face via Old Lost Horse Road Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 3,955–4,189 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road · 34.03362, -116.16705
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 78° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Trashcan Rock - West Face, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 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
38% sand11% dirt51% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 99°F78°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
98°75°
Wed
95°69°
Thu
98°78°
Fri
99°81°
Sat
99°81°
Sun
95°78°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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