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California Riding and Hiking Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. It climbs 352 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,318 – 4,547 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ryan Mountain Campground Road 33.98421, -116.15413
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA

Directions

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California Riding and Hiking Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 4,316–4,547 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ryan Mountain Campground Road · 33.98421, -116.15413

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading S.
  2. 300 ftTurn left onto 18, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading S.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.9 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 1.9 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto 18, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading W.
  14. 150 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

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 97°F77°
Feels like81°Precip0%Wind13 mphUV9Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 96°75°
Wed 93°69°
Thu 98°77°
Fri 99°80°
Sat 98°81°
Sun 94°77°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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