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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.7 miPass Barber Peak.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barney Riley, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Barber Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 3.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
85% dirt15% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- East Fork Spur A 1.9 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- East Fork Spur A 2.2 mi · ▲ 289 ft
- Barber Peak 4.6 mi · ▲ 724 ft
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