California Riding and Hiking Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. It climbs 735 ft. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,315 – 4,547 ft16.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: 34? 33.98292, -116.15571
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
Directions
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California Riding and Hiking Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 5 hr 40 min
Elevation 4,314–4,547 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34? · 33.98292, -116.15571
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Equistrian/Cycle Camping Only, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto equstrian trailer parking?, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 3.5 miTurn left onto Geology Tour Road, heading NE.
- 2.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 3.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto equstrian trailer parking?, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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 surface
29% sand1% dirt70% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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