Desert Queen Mine Road & Queen Valley Road via California Riding and Hiking Trail is a 14.1-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. It climbs 654 ft. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,901 – 4,505 ft14.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.98953, -116.02291
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
Directions
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Desert Queen Mine Road & Queen Valley Road via California Riding and Hiking Trail
14.1 mi · ▲ 654 ft · 5 hr 2 min
Elevation 3,902–4,505 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.98953, -116.02291
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 100°F / low 76° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 4.2 miTurn right onto Geology Tour Road, heading W.
- 2.8 miContinue straight onto Queen Valley Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Desert Queen Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Desert Queen Mine Road, heading NE.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 4.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 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
39% sand61% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 100°F76°
Feels like81°Precip1%Wind13 mphUV9Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Wed
98°72°
Thu
100°79°
Fri
101°81°
Sat
102°83°
Sun
98°81°
Mon
96°77°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.4 mi in (~175 min). Leave by 4:28 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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