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White Tank & Arch Rock Trail via California Riding and Hiking Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route reaches White Tank. It climbs 1,206 ft. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,845 – 3,898 ft16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.98080, -116.01365
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA

Directions

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White Tank & Arch Rock Trail via California Riding and Hiking Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 1,206 ft · 5 hr 52 min

Elevation 2,845–3,899 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.98080, -116.01365

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 86°F / low 66° · precip 4% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:21 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftPass White Tank.
  4. 350 ftBear right onto 5, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto 6, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto White Tank Campground, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Arch Rock Trail, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading W.
  11. 7.1 miReach White Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 7.1 miSharp left onto Arch Rock Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto White Tank Campground, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto 6, heading E.
  17. 50 ftSharp left onto 5, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.2 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

5% gravel2% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F66°
Precip4%Wind16 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:21 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Sun 79°68° 33%
Mon 89°67°
Tue 93°73°
Wed 92°77°
Thu 94°78°
Fri 89°76°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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