About trails in Inyo County, California

Inyo County has 215 named trails on the map, covering 770 miles in total, an average of 3.6 miles per trail. That is the 29th largest mapped trail network among 57 counties in California. 183 of them are tagged for hiking and 20 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Tamarack Lakes Trail, at 18.7 miles. 48 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 70 trailheads, 211 campsites, 97 waterfalls, and 7 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Lone Pine, Furnace Creek, and West Bishop.

What the trails in Inyo County are like

By length, 62 are under a mile, 105 run 1 to 5 miles, and 48 are 5 miles or longer. 60 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Tamarack Lakes Trail, at 18.7 miles.

Of the 215 with measured elevation, Wormhole Canyon Trail climbs the most, about 16,722 ft, and 83 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

770Total miles

211Campsites

7Boat launches

97Waterfalls

70Trailheads

Tamarack Lakes TrailHike18.8 mi Sawmill Pass TrailHike18.3 mi Sawabu Flat Trail18.1 mi Titus Canyon RoadHike15.9 mi Nadeau Trail15.3 mi North Fork Big Pine Creek TrailHike15.3 mi Horton Lakes TrailHike15.3 mi Cottonwood Marble Canyon TrailHike14.9 mi Pine Creek Pass TrailHike14.9 mi Coyote Flats to Piper Peak TrailMTB13.6 mi Italy Pass TrailHike13.1 mi Tyee Lakes TrailHike12.9 mi Baker Summit TrailHike12.4 mi Cottonwood Lakes TrailHike12.3 mi Wormhole Canyon TrailHike11.8 mi Cottonwood Canyon TrailHike10.8 mi Birch Lake TrailHike10.8 mi Shepherd Pass TrailHike10.6 mi Sabrina Basin TrailHike10.6 mi Trail Canyon Road9.7 mi Meysan Lakes TrailHike9.2 mi Lamarck Lakes TrailHike8.9 mi Little Cottonwood Creek TrailHike8.8 mi Morgan Pass TrailHike8.7 mi Mount Whitney TrailHike8.6 mi Goodale Loop Road8.3 mi Fish Canyon Escape Trail8.2 mi Gable Lakes TrailHike8.1 mi South Fork Big Pine Creek TrailHike7.5 mi Taboose Pass TrailHike7.3 mi Old Toll RoadHikeMTB6.9 mi Baxter Pass TrailHike6.7 mi Old Silver Canyon RoadHikeMTB6.6 mi Little Lakes Valley TrailHike6.6 mi Sardine Lake TrailHike6.6 mi Green Lake TrailHike6.5 mi Pat Keyes TrailHike6.4 mi South Fork Cottonwood Creek TrailHike6.2 mi Telescope Peak TrailHike6.1 mi Logging Flat TrailHike6.1 mi Upper Marble Canyon TrailHike6.0 mi 31E305MTB5.6 mi Belmont Mine Trail5.5 mi Kit Fox Hills TrailHike5.3 mi Surprise Canyon hiking routeHike5.3 mi Rawson Creek TrailHike5.2 mi Corridor CanyonHike5.1 mi Last Chance TrailHike5.1 mi Alabama Hills TrailHike4.9 mi Hungry Packer Lake TrailHike4.8 mi Longley Reservoir TrailHike4.7 mi Kearsarge Pass TrailHike4.7 mi Cirque Lake TrailHike4.7 mi 35E419Hike4.7 mi Olancha Pass TrailHike4.7 mi Piute Pass TrailHike4.6 mi New Army Pass TrailHike4.6 mi Golden Trout Camp TrailHike4.6 mi Funnel Lake Loop Trail4.4 mi Palisade Glacier TrailHike4.4 mi Haiwee Pass TrailHike4.4 mi Tamarack Lakes-Pack Station CutoffHikeMTB4.3 mi Mount Whitney Mountaineer's RouteHike4.2 mi Baker Creek Trail4.2 mi 33E320MTB4.2 mi Mazourka Canyon Trail4.2 mi Mount Perry trailHike4.1 mi Mono Pass Pack Station TrailHike4.1 mi Whitney Portal National Recreation TrailHike4.0 mi Whitney Portal TrailHike4.0 mi Wildrose TrailHike3.9 mi Methuselah Loop TrailHike3.9 mi Cottonwood Pass TrailHike3.8 mi Red Lake TrailHike3.6 mi Dutch Meadow SpurHike3.6 mi Corkscrew Peak TrailHike3.6 mi Mazourka Comm Site - Admin Trail3.5 mi Poleta RidgeHikeMTB3.5 mi South Loop Spur3.5 mi Poleta CanyonHikeMTB3.5 mi Funeral Canyon hiking routeHike3.5 mi Seephole Spring-Lead Canyon TrailHike3.4 mi Ruby Lake TrailHike3.3 mi Black Lake TrailHike3.2 mi Fall Canyon TrailHike3.1 mi Hanaupah Canyon hiking routeHike3.0 mi North Fork Lone Pine Creek TrailHike2.9 mi Dorothy Lake LoopHike2.9 mi Dorothy Lake Loop TrailHike2.9 mi Sidewinder CanyonHike2.9 mi Gower Gulch TrailHike2.8 mi Mono Pass TrailHike2.8 mi Lamarck Col TrailHike2.7 mi 31E301MTB2.7 mi Grass Lake TrailHike2.6 mi 12S102HikeMTB2.5 mi Treasure Lakes TrailHike2.5 mi Old Spanish National Historic TrailHike2.4 mi Baboon Lake TrailHike2.3 mi Willow CanyonHike2.2 mi 31E303MTB2.2 mi Chocolate-Ruwau Loop TrailHike2.2 mi Pahrump PointHike2.1 mi Badlands LoopHike2.1 mi Redding RidgeHikeMTB1.9 mi 33E308MTB1.9 mi Mulkey Pass TrailHike1.9 mi Golden Trout Lake TrailHike1.9 mi Tamarack Canyon TrailHike1.9 mi Donkey Lakes TrailHike1.9 mi Tamarack Bench TrailHike1.9 mi Midnight Lake TrailHike1.9 mi Amargosa TrailHike1.8 mi 9S103Hike1.8 mi Stewart Point in Resting Spring Range BLM, California.Hike1.8 mi Santa Rita Flat Trail1.8 mi Copper CanyonHike1.8 mi Little Sand Spring Road SpurHike1.8 mi Desolation Canyon TrailHike1.7 mi Mosaic Canyon TrailHike1.7 mi Coyote Lake Trail1.7 mi Sixth Lake Hiker TrailHike1.7 mi Little ReddingHikeMTB1.6 mi Rainbow Pack Station TrailHike1.5 mi Thimble Peak TrailHike1.5 mi Francis Lake TrailHike1.5 mi Golden Canyon TrailHike1.5 mi Fourth Lake CutoffHike1.4 mi Upper Grey Eagle Mine TrailHike1.4 mi Stewart Point TrailHike1.4 mi Trail Canyon Spur1.4 mi Sage Flat Streamside TrailHike1.3 mi Amargosa River TrailHike1.3 mi Old PoletaHikeMTB1.3 mi Robinson Lake TrailHike1.3 mi Emerald Lake TrailHike1.3 mi 35E420Hike1.2 mi Shoshone Historic LoopHike1.2 mi Olancha Stock TrailHike1.2 mi Badwater Salt FitsHike1.2 mi Keane Wonder Mine TrailHike1.2 mi Topsy Turvy Lake TrailHike1.2 mi Old Army Pass TrailHike1.2 mi Saline Valley Salt Lake Loop1.2 mi Muir Lake TrailHike1.2 mi East Bishop Creek RoadHike1.1 mi Moonlight Lake TrailHike1.1 mi Grotto Canyon TrailHike1.1 mi 31E302MTB1.1 mi Bluebell Mine TrailHike1.0 mi Stecker Flat TrailHike1.0 mi South Desert Trail Way1.0 mi Tuttle Creek TrailHike1.0 mi Darwin Falls TrailHike1.0 mi T30 TrailHike1.0 mi Grimshaw Lake Watchable Wildlife TrailHike0.9 mi Happy Boulders TrailHike0.9 mi Lower Monarch Canyon TrailHike0.9 mi Upper Monarch Canyon TrailHike0.9 mi Chickenfoot Lake TrailHike0.9 mi Navel Spring RoadHike0.9 mi Birch Creek RoadHikeMTB0.9 mi Cottonwood Lakes Cutoff #2Hike0.9 mi Trail Pass-Mulkey Pass Cutoff TrailHike0.8 mi Sawmill To Birch Springs TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Gem Lakes TrailHike0.8 mi Eastern Brook Lakes TrailHike0.8 mi Chloride Cliff TrailHike0.8 mi Golden Trout Lake North Spur TrailHike0.8 mi Manzanar Reward RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi Tamarack CutoffHike0.7 mi Pack TrailHike0.7 mi Natural Bridge TrailHike0.7 mi Hilton Lakes TrailHike0.7 mi Aqua TrailHike0.7 mi Cottonwood Pass Stock TrailHike0.7 mi Arch Loop TrailHike0.6 mi Blue TrailHike0.6 mi Matlock Lake TrailHike0.6 mi Old Whitney TrailHike0.5 mi 35E310Hike0.5 mi T28 TrailHike0.5 mi Red TrailHike0.5 mi China Wall TrailHike0.5 mi Shannon Canyon Stock Trail0.4 mi Fossil Falls TrailHike0.4 mi Grass Lake SpurHike0.4 mi Mary Louise Lake TrailHike0.4 mi Cowhorn Borrow Pit Loop0.4 mi Sage Flat Trailhead0.4 mi Last Chance RoadHike0.4 mi Old Spanish Trail Highway0.4 mi Dante's View trailHike0.4 mi Sage TrailHike0.4 mi Lower Grey Eagle Mine TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Argenta Mine Loop0.4 mi Fifth Lake SpurHike0.4 mi Harmony Borax Works TrailHike0.4 mi Lippincott Road SpurHike0.3 mi Long Lake TrailHike0.3 mi X-country route to Rogers PeakHike0.3 mi Cottonwood Lakes Cutoff #1Hike0.3 mi Honeymoon Lake SpurHike0.3 mi Saline Valley Salt Lake Loop Spurs0.2 mi Onion Valley Pack Station TrailHike0.2 mi Cottonwood-Pack Station Cutoff TrailHike0.2 mi Trail Canyon Overlook0.2 mi Summit Lake TrailHike0.2 mi Forest Route 06S01LHike0.2 mi Cottonwood-Golden Trout Connector TrailHike0.2 mi Zabriskie Point TrailHike0.2 mi Big Silver Mine TrailHike0.1 mi Aguereberry PointHike0.1 mi Calmet Mine Loop0.1 mi Olancha Pass Trailhead0.1 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.