About trails in Lake County, California

Lake County has 295 named trails on the map, covering 477 miles in total, an average of 1.6 miles per trail. That is the 25th largest mapped trail network among 57 counties in California. 195 of them are tagged for hiking and 123 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Brushy Camp Ridge Road, at 16.6 miles. 16 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 11 trailheads, 64 campsites, 2 waterfalls, and 68 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Upper Lake, Potter Valley, and Elk Creek.

What the trails in Lake County are like

By length, 148 are under a mile, 131 run 1 to 5 miles, and 16 are 5 miles or longer. 5 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Milk Ranch Loop Trail, at 3.3 miles.

Of the 233 with a difficulty rating, 227 easy and 6 moderate. Of the 295 with measured elevation, Cold Creek Trail climbs the most, about 4,603 ft, and 38 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

477Total miles

64Campsites

68Boat launches

2Waterfalls

11Trailheads

Brushy Camp Ridge RoadHikeMTB16.6 mi Little Round Mountain RoadHikeMTB9.0 mi Five Springs RoadHikeMTB8.6 mi Deer Valley Trail8.0 mi Jeep Trail7.4 mi Cold Creek TrailHike7.3 mi Long Ridge RoadHikeMTB7.2 mi Trail 14 - Panther Ridge (Blue/Black)6.9 mi Redbud TrailHike6.7 mi Glen Eden TrailHikeMTB6.4 mi Windy Point TrailHikeMTB6.0 mi Crooked Tree TrailHike5.4 mi Trail 25 - Boundary Ridge (Blue/Blue/Black/NR)5.4 mi Trail 17 - Spruce Canyon (Blue/Blue/Black/NR)5.4 mi Poges TrailHikeMTB5.3 mi Judge Davis TrailHike5.2 mi Streeter Ridge Trail4.9 mi Trail 23 - Benmore Loop (Blue/Blue/Black/NR)4.9 mi Happy Camp Ridge RoadHikeMTB4.8 mi Perkins Creek RidgeHikeMTB4.7 mi Brushy Sky High TrailHike4.6 mi Forest Route 17N04HikeMTB4.6 mi Trail 38 (Black Diamond)Hike4.5 mi Potato Hill RoadHikeMTB4.4 mi Sled Ridge TrailHikeMTB4.3 mi Anderson Ridge RoadHikeMTB4.2 mi Trail 24 - Eastside Trail (Blue/Blue)4.2 mi Boggs S.F. Road 300HikeMTB4.0 mi Northridge TrailHike3.9 mi Powder House 4x4 Trail3.9 mi Trail 38 (Black Diamond) - 10W29Hike3.9 mi High Point RoadHikeMTB3.7 mi Blue Slides TrailHikeMTB3.7 mi Boggs S.F. Road 500HikeMTB3.7 mi Konocti RoadHike3.5 mi Summit Trail3.5 mi South Fork Scotts Creek Trail3.5 mi Milk Ranch Loop TrailHike3.3 mi Bevans Creek Trail3.3 mi Lake TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi Elk Mountain Trail3.3 mi Gail's TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi Bypass Trail3.2 mi Lower Nye TrailHike3.2 mi Rattlesnake Creek RoadHikeMTB3.1 mi Trail 15 - Old Road (Easy)3.1 mi Trail 16c - Whitethorn (Blue/Blue)3.0 mi Evans Peak Trail3.0 mi Rattlesnake 4x4 Trail2.7 mi Kaj's Winery Trail - 2.7 miHikeMTB2.7 mi North Bowery Loop Road2.6 mi Sled A TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Skeleton Glade TrailHike2.6 mi Sheetiron Lookout RoadHikeMTB2.6 mi Montgomery Glade Pack TrailHike2.5 mi Lower Board RoadHikeMTB2.5 mi High Five RoadHikeMTB2.4 mi East Fork Trail2.3 mi Big Ridge Trail2.3 mi Lower Brushy RoadHikeMTB2.3 mi Happy RoadHikeMTB2.3 mi Trail 20 - Buckhorn Road (Green)2.2 mi Browns Gulch TrailHike2.2 mi Rock Creek RoadHike2.2 mi West Crockett TrailHike2.1 mi Old Fire Trail2.1 mi Peavine Ridge RoadHikeMTB2.0 mi Bucknell Creek Trail2.0 mi Mason Trail2.0 mi Lower Anderson RoadHikeMTB2.0 mi Five Springs Tie RoadHikeMTB2.0 mi Middle Anderson Ridge RoadHikeMTB2.0 mi Big Ridge Connector Trail1.9 mi Trail 3 - Lion's Ridge (Black/Black/Black)1.9 mi Cobb Mountain Old RoadHikeMTB1.9 mi Boardman Ridge RoadHikeMTB1.9 mi Bloody Rock TrailHike1.9 mi Trail 2 - Oakwood Springs Loop (Blue)1.9 mi 8 West 30 Trail1.9 mi Boot HillHikeMTB1.9 mi Vic Barnes Nature TrailHike1.8 mi Circle RoadHikeMTB1.8 mi Lakeshore TrailHike1.8 mi North Brushy Camp RoadHikeMTB1.8 mi Summit Springs TrailHike1.8 mi Dutch Oven Creek RoadHikeMTB1.8 mi Cedar North RoadHikeMTB1.8 mi Diamond Back RoadHikeMTB1.8 mi Trail 6 - Scotts Creek (Blue)1.8 mi Cache Ridge to Creek TrailHike1.8 mi Big Ridge RoadHike1.7 mi Grizzly Trail (CLOSED)HikeMTB1.7 mi Lone PineHikeMTB1.6 mi Short Cut Trail1.6 mi Trail 21 - Fountain of Youth (Blue/Blue)1.6 mi Skuzzy Bear RoadHikeMTB1.6 mi Ginocchio RoadHikeMTB1.6 mi Powder House Off Highway Vehicle Trail1.6 mi Trail 4 - Chalk Hill (Blue)1.6 mi Rattlesnake RoadHikeMTB1.6 mi Prather West TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Tadpole TrailHike1.5 mi Trail 5 - Tule Pond (Blue/Blue/Black/Black)1.5 mi Buckman Trail1.5 mi Goshawk RoadHike1.5 mi Log Camp Trail1.4 mi Lake RoadHikeMTB1.4 mi Horse Hollow TrailHike1.4 mi JackassHikeMTB1.4 mi Butter Trail1.4 mi Mac's Trail (Fmr Karen's)HikeMTB1.4 mi Blue Dodge Trail1.4 mi Hale Spring RoadHike1.4 mi Anderson Creek RoadHikeMTB1.4 mi Dutch RoadHikeMTB1.4 mi Creek TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Trail 13 - Brushy Ridge (Green)1.4 mi old trailHike1.4 mi Brushy Spur RoadHikeMTB1.4 mi Slamander TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Blueslide Rdige Road Spur DHikeMTB1.3 mi DeadhorseHikeMTB1.3 mi Trail 21.3 mi East Loop Road1.2 mi Coyote Rock TrailHike1.2 mi Five Springs Bee RoadHikeMTB1.2 mi Boggs Peak TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Refuge 4x4 Trail1.2 mi Summer RoadHike1.2 mi Trail 23 - Benmore Loop (Blue/Blue/RED/NR)1.2 mi McVicar TrailHike1.1 mi Trail 3B1.1 mi Ole Road Trail1.1 mi 9 West 56 RoadHike1.1 mi Cache Creek Nature TrailHike1.1 mi Horse Creek RoadHikeMTB1.1 mi Five Springs Ridge RoadHikeMTB1.1 mi Creek Trail - 1.1 miHikeMTB1.1 mi Hoberg's LoopHikeMTB1.1 mi Pueblo Trail1.1 mi Lil Sled Trail1.1 mi Hardtail TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Campers Pass Trail1.0 mi Upper Big Ridge RoadHike1.0 mi Mole Trail1.0 mi Trail 26 - Cooper's Crawl (Black/NR)1.0 mi Rice Creek RoadHikeMTB1.0 mi Refuge RoadHikeMTB1.0 mi Oak Flat Access TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Country Road 213BHikeMTB1.0 mi Horse Hill Trail1.0 mi County RoadHikeMTB1.0 mi Mac's TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Stinger TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Bacon Camp Trail0.9 mi Millhouse Trail0.9 mi Shaker TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Cache Creek Ridge - Judge Davis Trail ConnectorHike0.9 mi Pack Trail - 18N05Hike0.9 mi Moto Trail0.9 mi Loop Road0.9 mi Mud Hole TrailHike0.9 mi Quail Trail0.9 mi Boggs Peak Trail (Fmr Bear Bones)HikeMTB0.9 mi Dorn Nature TrailHike0.9 mi Bypass Connector Trail0.9 mi Else's Valley Trail - 0.9 miHikeMTB0.8 mi Connector Trail Between Judge Davis and Cache Creek RidgeHike0.8 mi Trail 16 - Whitethorn (Blue/Blue)0.8 mi Hale Ridge RoadHike0.8 mi The Edge - 0.8 miHikeMTB0.8 mi Ball Cap TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Anne'sHikeMTB0.8 mi Berry's TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi John's Trail (CLOSED)HikeMTB0.8 mi Rotund RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi North Horse RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi Jethros TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Unmarked Trail (Blue)0.8 mi Trail 210.8 mi Practice Loop0.7 mi Upper Trout Creek RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi Little Willow TrailHike0.7 mi Snake Hill TrailHike0.7 mi Baby Rattle RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi Middle Trail Road0.7 mi Blueslide RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi Windy Loop Road0.7 mi Big Springs Trail (CLOSED)HikeMTB0.7 mi CoyoteHikeMTB0.7 mi Morgan RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi Upper Grass RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi Trail 3 - Lion's Ridge (Black/Black)0.7 mi Copper Butte TrailHike0.7 mi South Deer RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi Boggs Lake TrailHike0.6 mi Prather Access Trail0.6 mi Rattlesnake Bite RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Summer Road Spur AHike0.6 mi BroncoHike0.6 mi Marsh TrailHike0.6 mi Sidewinder RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Trail 2C0.6 mi Knee KnockerHikeMTB0.6 mi Wayne'sHikeMTB0.6 mi Prather South Trail0.6 mi Rainbow RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Upper Brushy RoadHikeMTB0.5 mi Kelsey Creek TrailHike0.5 mi Bevans Creek Access Trail0.5 mi Sunset Nature TrailHike0.5 mi Horse Mountain South Loop Road0.5 mi Hale Spring Road Spur AHike0.5 mi Big Ridge Waterhole RoadHike0.5 mi Youngs TrailHike0.5 mi Potato Hill Road Spur AHikeMTB0.5 mi Youngs Corral TrailHike0.5 mi Paint RoadHikeMTB0.5 mi Peruvian RoadHikeMTB0.5 mi Peavine Ridge TrailHike0.5 mi RoundupHikeMTB0.5 mi Trail 14D - Panther Ridge (Black/Black)0.5 mi Crew TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Middle Creek Access Trail0.5 mi Ridge TrailHike0.5 mi Jumpers Hill TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Middle Earth - 0.7 miHikeMTB0.4 mi Kevin's Trail (CLOSED)HikeMTB0.4 mi Anderson Flats TrailHike0.4 mi McClendons Loop Trail0.4 mi Warm Up Loop (Blue)0.4 mi Cub RoadHikeMTB0.4 mi Goshawk Road Spur AHike0.4 mi Shannons Challenge Trail0.4 mi Boggs Peak Trail (Fmr Thinners)HikeMTB0.4 mi Charlie's TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Middle Creek Flat Trail0.4 mi Trail 6 Spur0.4 mi T-Post - 0.4 miHikeMTB0.4 mi Quarter Round RoadHikeMTB0.4 mi Big Ridge Road Spur GHike0.4 mi Garrett Mountain Road Spur CHike0.4 mi PuppydogHikeMTB0.4 mi High Chair TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi CanterHikeMTB0.4 mi High MeadowHikeMTB0.3 mi North Salt RoadHikeMTB0.3 mi Trail 3A0.3 mi Plantation Hill Trail0.3 mi 8 West 27 Trail0.3 mi Simmons Road (Trail)0.3 mi Fuzzy Wuzzy Trail0.3 mi Trail 2A0.3 mi Trail 3C0.3 mi Garrett Mountain Lookout RoadHike0.3 mi Upper Big Ridge Road Spur AHike0.3 mi Penny Pines Access Trail0.3 mi Nate's CutoffHikeMTB0.3 mi Saratoga Springs RoadHike0.3 mi Little Pinnacle Trail0.3 mi CisternHikeMTB0.3 mi North Scotts Creek Trail0.3 mi Bevans Jump Access Trail0.3 mi Garrett Mountain Road Spur DHike0.3 mi Big Ridge Road Spur EHike0.3 mi Trail 130.3 mi South Scotts Creek Trail0.3 mi Waterfall Connector TrailHike0.3 mi Rabbit Hill TrailHike0.3 mi Scully'sHikeMTB0.2 mi Garrett Mountain Road Spur BHike0.2 mi Crabtree Trail0.2 mi Trail 2B0.2 mi Jethros B-LineHikeMTB0.2 mi Indian Nature TrailHike0.2 mi Wood CutterHikeMTB0.2 mi Four To Three TrailHike0.2 mi HittemupHikeMTB0.2 mi Anderson Water RoadHikeMTB0.2 mi Starview Loop0.2 mi Deer Trail Road0.2 mi Practice Loop Access0.1 mi East Rock RoadHike0.1 mi High Point TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Jimtown RoadHikeMTB0.1 mi Trail 3D0.1 mi Rowan Trail0.1 mi 25th AvenueHikeMTB0.1 mi Alternative Trail0.1 mi Trail 30.1 mi Learners Loop (Blue/Blue)0.1 mi Powderhouse RoadHike0.1 mi Robles DriveHike0.1 mi Shaker B-LineHikeMTB0.1 mi Clarks Island TrailHike0.1 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.