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Old Lost Horse Road Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 244 ft of elevation gain. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,954 – 4,121 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.02678, -116.17712
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Old Lost Horse Road Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 3,955–4,121 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.02678, -116.17712

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mindless Mound Approach, heading W.
  3. 250 ftBear right onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 250 ftTurn right onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading N.
  12. 150 ftBear left onto Mindless Mound Approach, heading N.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 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

58% sand1% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 99°F77°
Feels like83°Precip0%Wind11 mphUV9Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 97°74°
Wed 94°68°
Thu 98°78°
Fri 99°81°
Sat 99°81°
Sun 95°78°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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