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California Riding and Hiking Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 476 ft · 3 hr 6 min

California Riding and Hiking Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. It climbs 476 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,311 – 4,780 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 34? 33.98292, -116.15571
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
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California Riding and Hiking Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 476 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 4,312–4,779 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 ftSharp right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  7. 4.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 4.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading NE.
  10. 400 ftTurn right onto equstrian trailer parking?, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 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-14-km-f208

Trail surface

1% dirt99% 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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