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California Riding and Hiking Trail

15.6 mi · ▲ 712 ft · 5 hr 33 min

California Riding and Hiking Trail is a 15.6-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. It climbs 712 ft. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,842 – 4,505 ft15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.00171, -116.01791
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
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California Riding and Hiking Trail

15.6 mi · ▲ 712 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Elevation 3,842–4,505 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.00171, -116.01791

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 100°F / low 75° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading S.
  3. 5.4 miTurn right onto Geology Tour Road, heading W.
  4. 2.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 2.3 miTurn left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading S.
  6. 5.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 250 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-25-km-4b86

Trail surface

30% sand70% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 100°F75°
Feels like83°Precip1%Wind12 mphUV9Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Wed 97°73°
Thu 100°79°
Fri 102°82°
Sat 103°83°
Sun 98°81°
Mon 97°78°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.6 mi in (~206 min). Leave by 3:57 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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