Lost Canyons

Lost Canyons
Length	6.3 mi (10.1 km)
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
Category	Expert
Music	"Snorkeling Cactus Weasels" "Cetus 808"
Police	Chevrolet Caprice (PlayStation) Land Rover Discovery (PlayStation) Eagle Talon (PC)
Need for Speed: High Stakes
Location	United States
Difficulty	Intermediate
Police	Eagle Talon Lamborghini Diablo SV

“

Prepare to drop out sight as this course takes you from ground level into the depths of the canyon floor in seconds. Now is the time to balance your speed with steering technique.

”

— In-game description

Lost Canyons is a course in Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit and the PC release of Need for Speed: High Stakes.

Course

The course is set at a dusk variation of Redrock Ridge, detaching from the rocks after the divided highway to a canyon route consisting of wide and winding turns, a native temple and a divided roadway with elevation changes on each side of the road.

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit

It is available from the beginning in the PC release, and is unlocked in the PlayStation release after competing in the beginner or expert tournament.

The police vehicles patrolling the course in Hot Pursuit mode are either the Chevrolet Caprice or the Land Rover Discovery in the PlayStation release, or the Eagle Talon in the PC release.

Need for Speed: High Stakes

It is set in the United States and is unlocked by competing in the Memory Lane Tour, Circuit #3.

The police vehicles patrolling the course are the Eagle Talon and the Lamborghini Diablo SV.

Trivia

• The musical pieces "Snorkeling Cactus Weasels" by Matt Ragan and "Cetus 808" by Rom Di Prisco play when participating in an event along the course.
• The course is featured in the PC release of Need for Speed: High Stakes without alterations compared to the PC release of Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit.

Gallery

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit

Course Layout

Course Layout
(PC)

PlayStation

Starting Area

Canyon Routes
(Nighttime On)

Underground Temple

Divided Roadway

PC

Starting Area

Canyon Routes
(Nighttime On)

Underground Temple

Divided Roadway

Need for Speed: High Stakes

Starting Area

Canyon Routes
(Nighttime On)

Underground Temple

Divided Roadway