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California Riding and Hiking Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 5 hr 11 min

California Riding and Hiking Trail is a 14.3-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 838 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,311 – 4,780 ft14.6 mi

Getting there

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

14.3 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 5 hr 11 min

Elevation 4,312–4,779 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.97936, -116.22878

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto Stubbe Springs Loop Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miBear right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading E.
  4. 6.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 6.1 miBear left onto Stubbe Springs Loop Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  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-23-km

Trail surface

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM

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