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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Big Trees Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Lost Horse Mine Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Big Trees Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Big Trees Loop Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miSharp left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 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
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 4.7 mi · out & back · via California Riding and Hiking Trail
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via California Riding and Hiking Trail
- 4 mi · out & back · via California Riding and Hiking Trail
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