Del Norte County Hiking Trails, CA | Trailmonger

80

Hiking

200 mi

Total length

About hiking in Del Norte County

Del Norte County, California has 80 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 200 miles, an average of 2.5 miles each. The longest is South Kelsey National Recreation Trail, at 17.2 miles. 11 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Del Norte County are like

By length, 36 are under a mile, 33 run 1 to 5 miles, and 11 are 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Boy Scout Tree Trail, at 5.5 miles.

Of the 80 with measured elevation, South Kelsey National Recreation Trail climbs the most, about 16,445 ft, and 26 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 80 hiking trails, longest first

South Kelsey National Recreation TrailHike17.2 mi Coastal TrailHike12.3 mi East Fork Illinois River TrailHike9.6 mi Little Bald Hills TrailHike9.2 mi California Coastal TrailHike8.6 mi Summit Valley TrailHike7.8 mi Forks of Blue TrailHike7.8 mi California Coastal Trail - Last Chance SectionHike7.5 mi California Coastal Trail - Klamath CrossingHike7.2 mi California Coastal Trail - DeMartin SectionHike6.0 mi Boy Scout Tree TrailHike5.5 mi Boundary TrailHike5.0 mi California Coastal Trail - Tey-wo-lew SectionHike4.6 mi California Coastal Trail - Klamath SectionHike4.4 mi California Coastal Trail - Flint Ridge SectionHike4.4 mi California Coastal Trail Flint RidgeHike4.4 mi Mill Creek TrailHike4.2 mi California Coastal Trail - Crescent Beach SectionHike4.0 mi Craigs Creek TrailHike3.8 mi Rellim Ridge TrailHike3.5 mi Mill Creek Horse Trail (North)Hike3.1 mi Black Butte Tie TrailHike3.1 mi Hobbs WallHike3.1 mi California Coastal Trail Tey-wo-lew SectionHike2.9 mi Sanger Creek TrailHike2.9 mi French Hill TrailHike2.8 mi Mill Creek Horse TrailHike2.7 mi Hiouchi TrailHike2.4 mi Black Butte TrailHike2.3 mi East Fork Blue Creek TrailHike2.0 mi Hatton TrailHike1.9 mi Osgood Ditch TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Old South Kelsey TrailHike1.5 mi Saddler SkylineHike1.5 mi Wellman TrailHike1.4 mi Mill Creek Horse Trail (East Loop)Hike1.4 mi Myrtle Creek TrailHike1.3 mi Gunbarrel TrailHike1.3 mi Lake Earl Coastal Lagoon TrailHike1.2 mi Sweetwater Creek TrailHike1.1 mi Leiffer Loop TrailHike1.1 mi Mill Creek Horse Trail (West Loop)Hike1.1 mi Trestle LoopHike1.1 mi Beach TrailHike1.0 mi McCendon Ford TrailHike1.0 mi River TrailHike0.9 mi Buck Lake TrailHike0.9 mi Crazy Peak TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Wilderness TrailHike0.9 mi Pasture RoadHike0.8 mi tractor skid road, overgrownHike0.8 mi Nickerson Ranch TrailHike0.7 mi Yurok Loop TrailHike0.7 mi Self Guided Nature TrailHike0.6 mi Simpson-Reed Grove TrailHike0.6 mi Alder BasinHike0.6 mi Reservoir RoadHike0.6 mi California Coastal CyclewayHike0.5 mi Pala RoadHike0.5 mi Ellsworth Loop TrailHike0.5 mi Hidden Beach TrailHike0.5 mi Sanger Peak Lookout TrailHike0.5 mi Stony Creek TrailHike0.5 mi Carruther's Cove TrailHike0.4 mi Whiskey Lake RoadHike0.4 mi Dead Lake TrailHike0.4 mi Stout Grove TrailHike0.4 mi Mill Creek Horse Trail (Alt Loop)Hike0.3 mi Lohse Grove TrailHike0.3 mi Peterson Memorial TrailHike0.3 mi River Beach TrailHike0.3 mi Walker RoadHikeMTB0.2 mi Darlingtonia TrailHike0.2 mi The Kingdom of Trees trailHike0.2 mi Hatton Loop TrailHike0.2 mi Trail of Tall talesHike0.2 mi Forest Experience TrailHike0.2 mi Summit Valley Lookout TrailHike0.2 mi Old Tsunami LandingHike0.2 mi Blue Creek TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Del Norte 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.