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California Riding and Hiking Trail is a 13.2-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. It climbs 654 ft. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,901 – 4,505 ft13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.98953, -116.02291
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA

Directions

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California Riding and Hiking Trail

13.2 mi · ▲ 654 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Elevation 3,902–4,505 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.98953, -116.02291

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 101°F / low 83° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftSharp left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading S.
  5. 4.2 miTurn right onto Geology Tour Road, heading W.
  6. 2.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 2.3 miTurn left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading S.
  8. 4.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 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

35% sand65% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 101°F83°
Feels like83°Precip0%Wind12 mphUV9Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Tue 100°78°
Wed 96°72°
Thu 101°80°
Fri 102°82°
Sat 102°83°
Sun 97°81°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.4 mi in (~175 min). Leave by 4:29 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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