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California Riding and Hiking Trail

13.2 mi · ▲ 654 ft · 4 hr 44 min

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
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:45 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/california-riding-and-hiking-trail-out-back-21-km-1586

Trail surface

35% sand65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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