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California Riding and Hiking Trail

14 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 4 hr 58 min

California Riding and Hiking Trail is a 14-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. It climbs 607 ft. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,331 – 4,547 ft14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Geology Tour Road 34.00615, -116.08490
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
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California Riding and Hiking Trail

14 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 4 hr 58 min

Elevation 4,330–4,547 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Geology Tour Road · 34.00615, -116.08490

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 78° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Geology Tour Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  3. 3.5 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 1.9 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.9 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 3.5 miTurn left onto Geology Tour Road, heading NE.
  10. 1.5 miArrive 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-a205

Trail surface

21% sand79% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 97°F78°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind6 mphUV9Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 97°75°
Wed 93°69°
Thu 97°77°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 98°80°
Sun 94°77°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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