Contact Mine Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. It climbs 675 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,927 – 3,616 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Contact Mine Trail 34.07247, -116.03264
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
Directions
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Contact Mine Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 675 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 2,925–3,616 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Contact Mine Trail · 34.07247, -116.03264
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 106°F / low 82° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Contact Mine Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miReach Contact Mine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
ClearTemperature 106°F82°
Feels like89°Precip1%Wind16 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
110°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed
102°78°
Thu
104°82°
Fri
105°85°
Sat
106°86°
Sun
101°85°
Mon
100°81°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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