About hiking in Butte County

Butte County, California has 40 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 69.5 miles, an average of 1.7 miles each. The longest is Musty Buck Ridge Road, at 7.0 miles. 2 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Butte County are like

By length, 17 are under a mile, 21 run 1 to 5 miles, and 2 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Meriam Library Breezeway, at 0.1 miles.

Of the 21 with a difficulty rating, 10 easy and 11 moderate. Of the 40 with measured elevation, Feather Falls Trail climbs the most, about 2,477 ft, and 5 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 40 hiking trails, longest first

Musty Buck Ridge RoadHike7.0 mi Feather Falls TrailHike6.7 mi Annie Bidwell TrailHikeMTB4.8 mi Brad Freeman TrailHikeMTB4.4 mi North Rim TrailHikeMTB4.3 mi Yahi TrailHike4.2 mi Guardian TrailHikeMTB4.0 mi State Route 99 Corridor BikewayHikeMTB3.3 mi Middle TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi South Rim TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi South Park DriveHikeMTB2.0 mi Yellowstone Kelly Heritage TrailHike2.0 mi Upper TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi B TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Lower TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Butte Creek TrailHike1.5 mi Flyway Loop TrailHike1.5 mi Maslin TrailHike1.3 mi Humboldt TrailHike1.2 mi Ten Mile House TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Upper Upper TrailHike1.1 mi Indian Springs TrailHike1.0 mi Loop Meadows TrailHike1.0 mi Disc GolfHike0.9 mi Bloody Pin TrailHike0.6 mi Wetland Discovery TrailHike0.6 mi Samons Memorial TrailwayHike0.6 mi Campus Bike PathHikeMTB0.5 mi Monkey FaceHike0.5 mi Pine TrailHike0.5 mi Red BudHike0.5 mi Live OakHike0.4 mi MaiduHikeMTB0.4 mi Cave TrailHike0.3 mi Compton DriveHike0.3 mi 420 DHHike0.2 mi Lower Cave TrailHike0.2 mi Children’s Playground bike pathHikeMTB0.1 mi Manzanita TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Meriam Library BreezewayHike0.1 mi

← All Butte County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.