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California Riding and Hiking Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 1 hr 45 min

California Riding and Hiking Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. It climbs 355 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,315 – 4,547 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 34? 33.98292, -116.15571
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
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Directions

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California Riding and Hiking Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 4,314–4,547 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34? · 33.98292, -116.15571

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Equistrian/Cycle Camping Only, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto equstrian trailer parking?, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading SE.
  5. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 1.9 miBear right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading W.
  13. 400 ftTurn right onto equstrian trailer parking?, heading N.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/california-riding-and-hiking-trail-out-back-8-km-2b27

Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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