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Fry Boulders via Ryan Ranch Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route reaches Fry Boulders at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 254 ft. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,272 – 4,426 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.99128, -116.15119
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA

Directions

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Fry Boulders via Ryan Ranch Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 4,273–4,427 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.99128, -116.15119

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 96°F / low 74° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miReach Fry Boulders, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.5 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 96°F74°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind7 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 94°69°
Thu 97°76°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 99°81°
Sun 95°78°
Mon 93°75°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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