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Fry Boulders & Ryan Ranch Trail is a 1.5-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route reaches Fry Boulders at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,272 – 4,331 ft1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ryan Mountain Campground Road 33.98184, -116.15448
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA

Directions

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Fry Boulders & Ryan Ranch Trail

1.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 31 min

Elevation 4,273–4,331 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

  1. Start on Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftTurn left onto 18, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading N.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 200 ftTurn left onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miReach Fry Boulders, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 300 ftTurn right onto To Headstone Rock, heading S.
  18. 450 ftTurn left onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading W.
  19. 150 ftTurn left onto 18, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Ryan Mountain Campground Road, heading SW.
  21. 150 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

8% dirt92% 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

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