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California Riding and Hiking Trail

11 mi · ▲ 1,683 ft · 4 hr 30 min

California Riding and Hiking Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 1,683 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,170 – 5,023 ft · steepest grade: 17%11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.97936, -116.22878
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
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California Riding and Hiking Trail

11 mi · ▲ 1,683 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Elevation 4,171–5,023 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.97936, -116.22878

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 95°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto Stubbe Springs Loop Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miSharp left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading W.
  4. 4.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 4.8 miSharp right onto Stubbe Springs Loop Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 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-18-km

Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 95°F77°
Feels like78°Precip0%Wind12 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 94°72°
Wed 91°67°
Thu 95°71°
Fri 96°76°
Sat 97°76°
Sun 93°75°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~159 min). Leave by 4:47 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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