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Fry Boulders–Big Trees Loop Trail, 3 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 683 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Fry Boulders–Big Trees Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route reaches Fry Boulders at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 683 ft. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,272 – 4,547 ft15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Geology Tour Road 34.00615, -116.08490
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
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Fry Boulders–Big Trees Loop Trail, 3 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 683 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Elevation 4,273–4,547 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Geology Tour Road · 34.00615, -116.08490

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 78° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Geology Tour Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  3. 3.5 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 1.5 miBear right onto Big Trees Loop Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ryan Ranch Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miReach Fry Boulders, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto Big Trees Loop Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading S.
  13. 1.5 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 3.5 miTurn left onto Geology Tour Road, heading NE.
  16. 1.5 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/surprise-tank-surprise-tank-out-back-20-km-c669

Trail surface

19% sand81% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 97°F78°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind6 mphUV9Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 97°75°
Wed 93°69°
Thu 97°77°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 98°80°
Sun 94°77°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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