California Riding and Hiking Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Indio Hills, CA. It climbs 796 ft. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,364 – 4,731 ft9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lost Horse Mine Loop Trail 33.95064, -116.15978
Nearest town Indio Hills, CA
Directions
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California Riding and Hiking Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 796 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Elevation 4,365–4,731 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lost Horse Mine Loop Trail · 33.95064, -116.15978
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 95°F / low 79° · precip 0% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lost Horse Mine Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Big Trees Loop Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Big Trees Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Lost Horse Mine Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 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
7% dirt93% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 95°F79°
Feels like82°Precip0%Wind14 mphUV9Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
93°77°
Wed
90°70°
Thu
95°72°
Fri
96°76°
Sat
96°75°
Sun
92°73°
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
More from Lost Horse Mine Loop Trail Trailhead
- Lost Horse Mountain via Lost Horse Mine Loop Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 763 ft
- California Riding and Hiking Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 488 ft
- Big Trees Loop Trail–Echo Tee Trail, 4 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 703 ft
- Lower Freeway Wall–Big Trees Loop Trail, 5 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 789 ft
- Upper Freeway Wall–Big Trees Loop Trail, 5 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 861 ft
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