California Riding and Hiking Trail is a 13.1-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. It climbs 679 ft. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,901 – 4,505 ft13.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Desert Queen Mine Road 34.01803, -116.08245
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
Directions
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California Riding and Hiking Trail
13.1 mi · ▲ 679 ft · 4 hr 42 min
Elevation 3,901–4,505 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Desert Queen Mine Road · 34.01803, -116.08245
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Desert Queen Mine Road, heading SW.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 4.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4.2 miTurn right onto Geology Tour Road, heading W.
- 2.3 miArrive 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
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:45 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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