About trails in Colusa County, California

Colusa County has 97 named trails on the map, covering 179 miles in total, an average of 1.8 miles per trail. That is the 42nd largest mapped trail network among 57 counties in California. 79 of them are tagged for hiking and 10 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is North Trough Trail, at 8.7 miles. 10 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 10 trailheads, 47 campsites, and 4 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Stonyford, Lodoga, and Rumsey.

What the trails in Colusa County are like

By length, 47 are under a mile, 40 run 1 to 5 miles, and 10 are 5 miles or longer. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Basil 'Doc' Raines Memorial Foot Trail, at 1.3 miles.

Of the 82 with a difficulty rating, 73 easy and 9 moderate. Of the 97 with measured elevation, Miner Ridge Trail climbs the most, about 3,412 ft, and 18 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

179Total miles

47Campsites

4Boat launches

10Trailheads

North Trough TrailHike8.7 mi Cache Creek Ridge TrailHikeMTB7.8 mi Copper Smelter TrailHike7.5 mi Fence Line TrailHike6.8 mi Lovelady Ridge RoadHike6.7 mi Hornet Nest Grove TrailHike6.4 mi Miner Ridge TrailHike6.1 mi Lady Bug TrailHike5.6 mi Letts Valley RoadHike5.2 mi Cracker Box Ridge RoadHike5.1 mi Letts Ridge TrailHike4.7 mi South Trough TrailHike4.5 mi Bathhouse TrailHike4.5 mi Deafy Glade TrailHike4.2 mi Auk Auk/Trough TrailHike4.0 mi 3 Ponds TrailHikeMTB3.8 mi Little Sullivan TrailHike3.4 mi Brophy Canyon to Bear Creek TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Paradise Creek RoadHikeMTB3.2 mi Thompson Canyon TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi High Bridge TrailHike2.9 mi Sullivan TrailHike2.8 mi Trough Cutoff TrailHike2.5 mi East Peak TrailHike2.5 mi Brophy Canyon TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Sullivan Creek RoadHike2.4 mi Green Flat TrailHike2.3 mi Steam Donkey Bypass TrailHike2.0 mi Connector Trail between Lynch Canyon Trail and Cache Creek Ridge TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Overlook TrailHike1.9 mi Gillmore Ridge RoadHike1.8 mi Ridge SpurHikeMTB1.8 mi Goat Rock RoadHike1.8 mi Lynch Canyon TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Diversion RoadHike1.7 mi Horse Hollow TrailHike1.6 mi Steam Donkey TrailHike1.5 mi Upper Soapstone RoadHike1.5 mi Sullivan Bridge TrailHike1.5 mi Little Stony Parallel TrailHike1.5 mi Black Diamond TrailHike1.5 mi Dunfield Spring Cutoff TrailHike1.4 mi Pine Flat TrailHike1.4 mi Oak Trail1.4 mi Ponderosa Trail1.3 mi Basil 'Doc' Raines Memorial Foot TrailHike1.3 mi Letts Y TrailHike1.2 mi Moon RoadHike1.2 mi Whiteface TrailHike1.1 mi Wolf Glade TrailHike1.0 mi Contour TrailHike1.0 mi Loop Trail #10.9 mi Harlen Trail0.9 mi Loop Trail #2Hike0.9 mi South Fork TrailHike0.9 mi Cracker Box TrailHike0.8 mi Big Rock TrailHike0.8 mi Lady Bug Trail Spur AHike0.8 mi Dixie Glade TrailHike0.8 mi Levee Foot PathHike0.8 mi Miner Trail #1Hike0.7 mi Ponderosa Cutoff Trail0.7 mi South Vis Cutoff TrailHike0.7 mi Potato Hill TrailHike0.7 mi 69 Connection Trail0.6 mi Miner Trail #3Hike0.6 mi Boundary Trail0.6 mi Letts Parallel TrailHike0.5 mi South Trough Trail Spur B0.5 mi Corridor Connector TrailHike0.5 mi Mill Creek Parallel TrailHike0.5 mi Miner Trail #2Hike0.5 mi South Trough Trail Spur E0.5 mi South Trough Trail Spur C0.4 mi South Trough Trail Spur A0.4 mi Lady Bug Trail Spur BHike0.3 mi South Trough Trail Spur D0.3 mi West Peak Access TrailHike0.3 mi Steam Donkey Bypass Trail Spur AHike0.3 mi Hornet Trough Trail0.3 mi Ridge Spur ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Miner Gulch TrailHike0.3 mi Goat Rock Road Spur AHike0.2 mi Letts Pine TrailHike0.2 mi East Peak Access TrailHike0.2 mi Black Oak Cutoff Trail0.2 mi Cracker Box Trail Spur AHike0.2 mi Love Lady TrailHike0.2 mi Miner Ridge Trail Spur C0.2 mi Hornets Nest Ridge Trail0.2 mi Trough Helispot Trail0.2 mi Copper Smelter Trail Spur AHike0.1 mi Vis Cutoff TrailHike0.1 mi Brother RoadHike0.1 mi Cracker Box Trail Spur CHike0.1 mi Cracker Box Trail Spur BHike0.1 mi Miner Ridge Trail Spur B0.1 mi

Trails by town in Colusa County

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.