Surprise Tank via California Riding and Hiking Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route reaches Surprise Tank at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 600 ft. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,315 – 4,547 ft11.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: 34? 33.98292, -116.15571
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
Directions
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Surprise Tank via California Riding and Hiking Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 600 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Elevation 4,314–4,547 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34? · 33.98292, -116.15571
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 97°F / low 74° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Equistrian/Cycle Camping Only, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto equstrian trailer parking?, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 3.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Surprise Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto equstrian trailer parking?, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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 surface
1% dirt99% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 97°F74°
Feels like80°Precip1%Wind10 mphUV9Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed
94°69°
Thu
97°76°
Fri
98°80°
Sat
99°81°
Sun
95°78°
Mon
93°75°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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