Barber Peak & Barney Riley

10.7 mi · ▲ 2,427 ft · 4 hr 47 min

Barber Peak & Barney Riley is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Paynesville, CA. The route reaches Barber Peak. It climbs 2,427 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,187 – 6,145 ft · steepest grade: 20%11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.76319, -119.76626
Nearest town Paynesville, CA

Directions

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Barber Peak & Barney Riley

10.7 mi · ▲ 2,427 ft · 4 hr 47 min

Elevation 5,187–6,145 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.76319, -119.76626

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1.7 miPass Barber Peak.
  4. 2.1 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Barney Riley, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miReach Barber Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 3.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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