Horseback Ridge
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.9 mi
Distance
286 ft
Gain
19 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Lassen National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
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Horseback Ridge
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 286 ft
- Elevation loss
- 286 ft
- Highest point
- 3,153 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,934 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Horseback Ridge is a 1.76-mile out-and-back trail in California with 286 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 3,153 feet.
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