About trails in El Dorado County, California

El Dorado County has 423 named trails on the map, covering 780 miles in total, an average of 1.8 miles per trail. That is the 16th largest mapped trail network among 57 counties in California. 378 of them are tagged for hiking and 208 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is El Dorado Trail, at 45.0 miles. 27 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 28 trailheads, 207 campsites, 67 waterfalls, 61 boat launches, and 16 rapids. The nearest towns to these trails are Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, and Tahoma.

What the trails in El Dorado County are like

By length, 228 are under a mile, 168 run 1 to 5 miles, and 27 are 5 miles or longer. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Middle Loop Road, at 2.3 miles.

Of the 260 with a difficulty rating, 93 easy, 151 moderate, and 16 hard. Of the 423 with measured elevation, Wendell T Robie Trail climbs the most, about 10,077 ft, and 48 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

423All trails

378Hiking 208Mountain biking

780Total miles

207Campsites

61Boat launches

67Waterfalls

28Trailheads

16Rapids

El Dorado TrailHikeMTB45.0 mi Union Valley Bike TrailMTB23.2 mi Ice House Mountain Bike TrailMTB21.0 mi Wendell T Robie TrailHike19.9 mi Olmstead Loop TrailHike17.4 mi Rubicon TrailHike16.8 mi Union Valley South Shore Mountain Bike TrailMTB16.4 mi Pony Express TrailHikeMTB12.0 mi Rubicon Trail (16E30.2)Hike11.7 mi South Tahoe BikewayMTB11.0 mi Tahoe Yosemite TrailHike9.9 mi Darrington TrailHikeMTB9.1 mi Browns Ravine TrailHike8.9 mi Highland TrailHike8.8 mi Rock Creek LoopHikeMTB8.8 mi Trail 1HikeMTB7.5 mi Quarry TrailHikeMTB7.5 mi South Fork American River TrailHikeMTB6.9 mi Strawberry 4WD Trail6.5 mi McConnell Lake LoopHike6.4 mi Trail 8HikeMTB6.2 mi Floating Island / Mount Tallac TrailHike6.2 mi Mace Mill LoopHikeMTB6.0 mi Meadow Loop Road5.6 mi Two Peaks Trail (16E11)Hike5.5 mi Ice House Union Valley Connector Trail 2Hike5.3 mi Saxon Creek TrailHikeMTB5.2 mi Lyons Creek TrailHike4.9 mi Red Peak (15E08.2)Hike4.8 mi Eagle Falls TrailHike4.7 mi South Fork TrailHike4.7 mi Bayview TrailHike4.7 mi Long Canyon 4WD Trail4.6 mi Dry Lakes TrailHike4.6 mi Sayles Canyon TrailHikeMTB4.5 mi Jenkinson Lake LoopHikeMTB4.5 mi Mar Det TrailHikeMTB4.5 mi Loop Road4.3 mi Star Lake TrailHikeMTB4.1 mi Balderson TrailHike4.0 mi South Fire RoadMTB3.9 mi Salt Creek Loop TrailHikeMTB3.9 mi Loon Lake Trail (15E23)Hike3.9 mi Caples Creek TrailHikeMTB3.9 mi Christmas Valley TrailHikeMTB3.9 mi Blakely Trail (16E07)Hike3.9 mi Armstrong Pass TrailHikeMTB3.7 mi Genevieve TrailHike3.7 mi Dennis T. Machida Memorial GreenwayMTB3.6 mi Echo Peak TrailHike3.6 mi General Creek TrailHikeMTB3.5 mi Buck Pasture TrailHikeMTB3.5 mi Red Peak Stock Trail (16E31.1)Hike3.5 mi Trail 10HikeMTB3.4 mi Pyramid Peak TrailHike3.2 mi Bryan Meadow TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi Grass Lake TrailHike3.1 mi Powerline TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Twin Lakes TrailHike3.1 mi Tamarack TrailHike3.0 mi Little Round Top TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi Ralston Peak (17E41.4)Hike3.0 mi Bassi Trail (15E19)Hike2.9 mi Warr TrailHike2.9 mi Cold Creek TrailHikeMTB2.9 mi Angora Ridge TrailHikeMTB2.9 mi Barret Lake Jeep Trail (12N77)2.9 mi Little Silver TrailHikeMTB2.8 mi Silver Fork TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Sweetwater TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Monument Pass TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi North Fire RoadHikeMTB2.6 mi Tahoe Mountain TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Gerle Loop TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Lover's Leap TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi 15th Street BikeHikeMTB2.5 mi Darling Ridge LoopHikeMTB2.5 mi Barret Lake Jeep Trail (12N71A)2.4 mi Down & Up TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Pony ExpressHike2.4 mi Chaparral TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Corral TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Glen Alpine TrailHike2.4 mi Lake Margaret TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Middle Loop Road2.3 mi Cody Meadows TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Cronan Ranch RoadHikeMTB2.3 mi West Ridge TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway (Proposed)MTB2.2 mi Monroe Ridge TrailHike2.1 mi Goose Flat TrailHike2.1 mi Volcanoville Tie TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Spur Bee 4WD Trail2.0 mi Shadow Lake TrailHike2.0 mi Tahoe Mountain Trail (South)HikeMTB2.0 mi Lost Lake TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Indian Creek TrailHike2.0 mi Granite View Loop2.0 mi Half Moon Lake TrailHike1.9 mi Tyler Lake TrailHike1.9 mi Sun Rock Trail (15E20)Hike1.9 mi Ralston Peak TrailHike1.9 mi Bloodsucker TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Incense CedarHikeMTB1.9 mi Scotts Lake TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Armstrong Connector TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Hunsucter TrailHike1.9 mi Lily Lake TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Sawmill Bike PathHikeMTB1.9 mi West Ravine TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Velma Trail (17E34)Hike1.9 mi Reservoir TrailHike1.8 mi Trail 1-3HikeMTB1.8 mi Hawley Grade National Recreation TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Sky Ridge TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Tahoe Rim Trail (Big Meadow to PCT)HikeMTB1.7 mi American Canyon TrailHike1.7 mi Rubicon Peak TrailHike1.7 mi Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike PathHikeMTB1.7 mi Old Silver Lake TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Catecraft LaneHikeMTB1.6 mi Ridge TrailHike1.6 mi Kelliher TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Strawberry Creek TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Goat Hill TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Meeks Creek NorthMTB1.6 mi Hog Canyon RoadHikeMTB1.6 mi Dru Barner TrailHike1.6 mi Pyramid TrailHike1.6 mi Grouse Lake TrailHike1.6 mi Diamond R.R. TrailHike1.6 mi New York Creek TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Trail 8AHike1.5 mi 17E11.2Hike1.5 mi Railroad Grade TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Lotus TrailHike1.5 mi Knickerbocker Creek TrailHike1.5 mi Castle Point TrailHike1.5 mi Rock GardenHike1.5 mi Inner East TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Lighthouse TrailHike1.4 mi Wagon Trail1.4 mi Stumpy Meadows TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Saxon ConnectorHikeMTB1.4 mi Emigrant Wall ApproachHike1.4 mi Valley View TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Rim TrailHike1.4 mi Big Hill TrailHike1.4 mi Hallelujah Trail1.4 mi Mule Deer ConnectorHikeMTB1.4 mi Mitchell TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Fourtyniner TrailHike1.4 mi California Trail1.4 mi Donaldson TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Nevada Point TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi DepthchargeHikeMTB1.4 mi Tricometric Trail1.3 mi Lonely Gulch FlumeHikeMTB1.3 mi Training Hill (Pointed Rocks) TrailHike1.3 mi Walker Ridge TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi French Hill TrailHike1.3 mi 16E21Hike1.3 mi Edward F. Dolder Nature TrailHike1.3 mi Roundhill TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Union Valley South ShoreMTB1.3 mi Jack Voss TrailHike1.3 mi Schneider Camp TrailHike1.3 mi PantherHikeMTB1.3 mi Shealor LakesHike1.2 mi TongHikeMTB1.2 mi Ski Run Boulevard Bike RouteMTB1.2 mi Lily Pond TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Sand HarborHike1.2 mi Shealor Lake TrailHike1.2 mi El Dorado/Harrison BikeHikeMTB1.2 mi Sierra SidewinderHikeMTB1.2 mi Cowboy TraverseHike1.2 mi Red Shack TrailHike1.2 mi Al Tahoe BikeHikeMTB1.2 mi Cattle Chute TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Dardanelles TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi River TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Martin TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Powerline AlternateHikeMTB1.1 mi Cowboy Hat TrailHike1.1 mi Unnecessary TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Elbert Lake TrailHike1.1 mi Hidden Valley CutoffHikeMTB1.1 mi Weber Creek Crossing1.1 mi Monte Vista TrailHike1.0 mi Saucer Lake TrailHike1.0 mi American Canyon Trail (Waterfall)Hike1.0 mi Dave Moore Loop TrailHike1.0 mi Nature Loop Trail1.0 mi Eagle Meadows TrailHike1.0 mi Acorn Creek TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Snowy River TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Poppy TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Angora Lake TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Freel Peak TrailHike1.0 mi BirdyHikeMTB1.0 mi BonesHikeMTB0.9 mi Cowtown TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Triangle Lake TrailHike0.9 mi Buck's Creek TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Gam Saan TrailHike0.9 mi Dead Oak RoadHikeMTB0.9 mi Monty Mine Trail0.9 mi Long Valley TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Clark TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Lake of the Sky TrailHike0.9 mi Silver Fork 4WD Trail0.8 mi Old Corral Loop TrailHike0.8 mi College TrailHike0.8 mi Chamber Strip PathMTB0.8 mi Shortcut TrailHike0.8 mi Schmidell Trail (16E28)Hike0.8 mi Creek to Peak TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Old Samlon Falls RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi High Meadows OHV TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Backside (Lower)HikeMTB0.8 mi Gunmount TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Margery TrailHike0.8 mi East Ridge TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Oaks Nature TrailHike0.8 mi Edison Trail0.8 mi Showers Lake TrailHike0.8 mi Browns Bar TrailHike0.8 mi Azure Lake trailHike0.8 mi Country Club DriveHikeMTB0.8 mi Rubicon Trail Foundation Access RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi Trail 8BHike0.8 mi Miner's Pit TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Devron ConnectorHikeMTB0.7 mi Cal Neva LoopHikeMTB0.7 mi Roller Coaster TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Spring Creek Road East SpurHikeMTB0.7 mi Climbers Trail to Eagle Lake ButtressHike0.7 mi Approach to Luther SpiresHike0.7 mi Maine Bar TrailHike0.7 mi Truckee Marsh LoopHike0.7 mi Mule Deer TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Waterfalls TrailHike0.7 mi Got'emHikeMTB0.7 mi Ellicott TrailHike0.7 mi 16E17Hike0.7 mi PlumsHikeMTB0.7 mi Sugarloaf TrailHike0.7 mi Zimmerman TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Cascade Falls TrailsHike0.7 mi Osgood Trail ConnectorHike0.7 mi South Boathouse TrailHike0.7 mi Foxgrove LaneHike0.7 mi Truckee MarshHikeMTB0.7 mi Fremont to Ski Run Separated Bike PathHike0.6 mi Gerle Creek TrailHike0.6 mi Serrano TrailHike0.6 mi Vikingsholm Trail0.6 mi Davy JonesHikeMTB0.6 mi SherwoodHikeMTB0.6 mi South Administrative RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Quartz mining trailHike0.6 mi Old SluceHikeMTB0.6 mi Lower Cold CreekMTB0.6 mi Golf ClapHikeMTB0.6 mi Lawyer TrailHike0.6 mi Benwood Residential SpurHikeMTB0.6 mi Dead Truck TrailHike0.6 mi Grass Lake SpurHikeMTB0.6 mi Rod Beaudry TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Skyline Trail0.6 mi Government Meadow TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Lower Cold Creek TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Barn TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Picknic Lake TrailHike0.6 mi Meyers MultipitchHike0.6 mi The OaksHikeMTB0.6 mi Campground BikeMTB0.6 mi Gunmount North RoadMTB0.5 mi Dark Lake TrailHike0.5 mi Graystone TrailHike0.5 mi Climber's Descent TrailHike0.5 mi High Meadows Spur TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Pear Tree Trail;Lotus TrailHike0.5 mi Meadow Trail0.5 mi Bull Frog GullyHikeMTB0.5 mi Black Stone Park Nature PathHike0.5 mi 16E31.2Hike0.5 mi NottinghamHike0.5 mi Luther Rocks Climber's TrailHike0.5 mi Meeks BikeHikeMTB0.5 mi Upper Velma Lakes TrailHike0.5 mi Moraine TrailHike0.5 mi Pig Farm TrailHike0.5 mi Tennis Court TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Schneider Camp 4WD Trail0.5 mi Climbing Approach trailHike0.5 mi Echo Summit Trailhead Access SpurHikeMTB0.4 mi Al Tahoe ConnectorHikeMTB0.4 mi Mattole RoadHike0.4 mi

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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.