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California Riding and Hiking Trail

15.7 mi · ▲ 660 ft · 5 hr 34 min

California Riding and Hiking Trail is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. It climbs 660 ft. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,331 – 4,547 ft16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Desert Queen Mine Road 34.01803, -116.08245
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
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California Riding and Hiking Trail

15.7 mi · ▲ 660 ft · 5 hr 34 min

Elevation 4,330–4,547 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Desert Queen Mine Road · 34.01803, -116.08245

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 82°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Desert Queen Mine Road, heading SW.
  2. 2.3 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. 2.3 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-26-km-db3e

Trail surface

29% sand71% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F66°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Mon 79°66°
Tue 78°60°
Wed 83°65°
Thu 83°68°
Fri 83°66°
Sat 84°68°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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