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Upper Freeway Wall via Old Lost Horse Road Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 181 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Upper Freeway Wall via Old Lost Horse Road Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route reaches Upper Freeway Wall at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 181 ft of elevation gain. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,062 – 4,203 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Lost Horse Road Trail 33.99817, -116.16458
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
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Upper Freeway Wall via Old Lost Horse Road Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 181 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 4,062–4,202 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Old Lost Horse Road Trail · 33.99817, -116.16458

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miReach Upper Freeway Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-freeway-wall-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

52% sand48% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 98°F77°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind8 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 97°75°
Wed 94°70°
Thu 97°76°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 100°81°
Sun 95°79°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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