Twin Tanks via California Riding and Hiking Trail is a 12.4-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route reaches Twin Tanks at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 763 ft. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,914 – 4,505 ft12.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Geology Tour Road 34.00615, -116.08490
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Twin Tanks via California Riding and Hiking Trail
12.4 mi · ▲ 763 ft · 4 hr 31 min
Elevation 3,915–4,505 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Geology Tour Road · 34.00615, -116.08490
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 4% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Geology Tour Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 3.9 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach Twin Tanks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.7 miTurn right onto Geology Tour Road, heading W.
- 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 surface
24% sand76% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip4%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:22 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:06 PM
Sun
74°65°
35%
Mon
86°64°
Tue
89°69°
Wed
89°73°
Thu
90°75°
15%
Fri
85°72°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Geology Tour Road Trailhead
- Surprise Tank via California Riding and Hiking Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 133 ft
- Lucky Boy Vista–Elton Mine, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Bighorn Pass Road & O'Dell Road via Geology Tour Road 7.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Geology Tour Road 8.4 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- California Riding and Hiking Trail 11.4 mi · ▲ 652 ft
- California Riding and Hiking Trail 14 mi · ▲ 607 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Pinto Wye, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Pinto Wye, California