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Paac Kü̱vü̱hü̱’k & Paac Kü̱vü̱hü̱’k Trail via California Riding and Hiking Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 1,348 ft · 5 hr 36 min

Paac Kü̱vü̱hü̱’k & Paac Kü̱vü̱hü̱’k Trail via California Riding and Hiking Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route reaches Paac Kü̱vü̱hü̱’k at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 1,348 ft. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,419 – 4,547 ft15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.97683, -116.16505
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
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Paac Kü̱vü̱hü̱’k & Paac Kü̱vü̱hü̱’k Trail via California Riding and Hiking Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 1,348 ft · 5 hr 36 min

Elevation 3,419–4,547 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.97683, -116.16505

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 78° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.5 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Paac Kü̱vü̱hü̱’k Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 2.5 miTurn left onto Geology Tour Road, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miReach Paac Kü̱vü̱hü̱’k, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Paac Kü̱vü̱hü̱’k Trail, heading N.
  13. 2.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftBear left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  19. 2.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/paac-kuvuhu-k-paac-kuvuhu-k-out-back-22-km

Trail surface

4% sand96% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 97°F78°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind11 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 96°77°
Wed 92°70°
Thu 98°77°
Fri 99°80°
Sat 98°81°
Sun 94°77°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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