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Big Trees Loop Trail via California Riding and Hiking Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. It climbs 452 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,328 – 4,731 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ryan Mountain Campground Road 33.98184, -116.15448
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA

Directions

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Big Trees Loop Trail via California Riding and Hiking Trail

5 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 4,329–4,731 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ryan Mountain Campground Road · 33.98184, -116.15448

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 at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Big Trees Loop Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Lost Horse Mine Loop Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftReach Big Trees Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Big Trees Loop Trail, heading S.
  9. 2.1 miSharp left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% 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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