Quail Mountain & x-country route via California Riding and Hiking Trail
14.6 mi · ▲ 2,881 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Quail Mountain & x-country route via California Riding and Hiking Trail is a 14.6-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route reaches Quail Mountain at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 2,881 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Quail Mountain & x-country route via California Riding and Hiking Trail
14.6 mi · ▲ 2,881 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Elevation 4,171–5,818 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.97936, -116.22878
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 95°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Stubbe Springs Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 4.8 miSharp right onto x-country route, heading E.
- 1.8 miReach Quail Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 4.8 miSharp right onto Stubbe Springs Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~155 min). Leave by 4:50 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Stubbe Springs Loop Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,082 ft
- California Riding and Hiking Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 521 ft
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