About trails in Mendocino County, California

Mendocino County has 291 named trails on the map, covering 352 miles in total, an average of 1.2 miles per trail. That is the 26th largest mapped trail network among 57 counties in California. 242 of them are tagged for hiking and 85 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Navarro River Road, at 10.8 miles. 8 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 26 trailheads, 132 campsites, 9 waterfalls, and 14 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Covelo, Mendocino, and Caspar.

What the trails in Mendocino County are like

By length, 177 are under a mile, 106 run 1 to 5 miles, and 8 are 5 miles or longer. 6 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Falls Loop Trail, at 1.9 miles.

Of the 140 with a difficulty rating, 91 easy and 49 moderate. Of the 291 with measured elevation, Travelers Home Trail climbs the most, about 4,057 ft, and 29 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

352Total miles

132Campsites

14Boat launches

9Waterfalls

26Trailheads

Navarro River RoadHikeMTB10.8 mi Travelers Home TrailHike8.6 mi Big River RoadHikeMTB7.8 mi Ka Kahleh TrailMTB6.5 mi Timberridge Trail6.0 mi Hell Hole CanyonHike5.8 mi Hotel Gulch TrailHike5.6 mi The Great Redwood TrailMTB5.2 mi Anthony Ridge TrailHike4.8 mi Hotel Camp TrailHike4.8 mi Eastside TrailHike4.5 mi North TrailHike4.5 mi Wheeler TrailHike3.9 mi Meander3.8 mi Valley View TrailHikeMTB3.7 mi Sweet PeaHike3.7 mi Fern Canyon TrailHikeMTB3.5 mi Manzanita TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi Road 400HikeMTB3.3 mi Shakota TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi Trail 11 - Morrison Ridge (Blue/Blue/Blue)3.0 mi Mill Creek LoopHike3.0 mi Montgomery TrailHike2.8 mi Ecological Staircase TrailHike2.7 mi Conger Trail2.6 mi North Boundary TrailMTB2.6 mi Haul Road Multiuse PathHikeMTB2.5 mi Sheep Trail2.5 mi Trail 8 - Miners Ridge (Black/Black/Blue)2.5 mi Smokehouse Ridge TrailHike2.5 mi Mendocino Headlands Bluff TrailHike2.4 mi Bear Harbor RoadHike2.4 mi High Chutes RoadMTB2.4 mi Thatcher Ridge TrailHike2.4 mi Pothole RoadHikeMTB2.4 mi Best Day So Far2.3 mi Chilly Creek RoadHikeMTB2.3 mi Emerald HighwayMTB2.3 mi Trail 9 - Red Mountain (Blue/Blue/Green/Green)2.3 mi Fern Canyon Scenic TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi South TrailHike2.2 mi Forest History TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Old Haul RoadHike2.1 mi Trail 1 - Campground Trail (Blue/Blue)2.1 mi Davis Wetlands TrailHike2.1 mi Brandon Gulch Trail2.1 mi Black Oak Mountain TrailHike2.1 mi Trail 12 - Acupuncture Alley (Black/Black)2.1 mi Little Lake-Sherwood TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Trail 19 - Pyramid Ridge (Blue/Black/Blue/Blue)1.9 mi Pinto Ridge RoadHike1.9 mi Big River Haul RoadHike1.9 mi Falls Loop TrailHike1.9 mi Fishtown TrailHike1.9 mi Pole Line TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Parallel ActionHikeMTB1.9 mi Chuck HinschHike1.9 mi Manly Gulch TrailHike1.9 mi Peter Douglas TrailHike1.9 mi Observatory TrailHike1.9 mi Jack Hollow TrailHike1.9 mi Fly Creek RoadHike1.9 mi Bridges TrailHike1.9 mi Bill's Ridge TrailHike1.8 mi Old Boogyman1.8 mi Big Tree TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Alquist TrailHike1.7 mi Lower Loop TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Pygmy Forest Reserve Loop1.7 mi Low Gap TrailHike1.7 mi Walker Meadow LoopHike1.6 mi Little Lake - Sherwood TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Rockefeller TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Gauntlet1.6 mi Nutmeg TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Lower Mississippi RoadHikeMTB1.5 mi Ca Sil Xale DahHike1.5 mi Fawn Lily TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Marsh Creek TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Navarro Point TrailHike1.4 mi Mackerricher State Park RoadHikeMTB1.4 mi WidowmakerHike1.4 mi Old Logging Road TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Orchard TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Pygmy Forest Reserve Trail1.4 mi Summit Trail Road1.4 mi Dry DockMTB1.3 mi Newport TrailHike1.3 mi Lone Redwood1.3 mi Last Chance TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Miracle MileHike1.3 mi Trail #2HikeMTB1.3 mi TVHikeMTB1.3 mi Buck RoadHike1.3 mi Summit Green RaodHike1.2 mi Trail 19 - Pyramid Ridge (Blue/Black)1.2 mi Cedar Springs Ridge RoadHike1.2 mi Devils Den TrailHike1.2 mi S&HHikeMTB1.2 mi Lindquist LoopsHike1.2 mi Cook House TrailHike1.2 mi Westport-Union Landing SbHike1.1 mi Sol y SombraHike1.1 mi Ames Lodge TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi City View TrailHike1.1 mi Bob Woods TrailHike1.1 mi ConfusionHikeMTB1.1 mi Steam Donkey / Ridge TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Gooseberry TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi North WeirHike1.1 mi Blue GumHikeMTB1.1 mi Thimbleberry TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Little Doe TrailHike1.0 mi Guimelli TrailHike1.0 mi Browse RoadHike1.0 mi BoilerHikeMTB1.0 mi Wagon TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Camp One Loop TrailHike1.0 mi Gap RoadHikeMTB1.0 mi Vichy Springs Resort TrailHike1.0 mi Waterfall Grove TrailHike0.9 mi ChimneyHike0.9 mi LORAN Station RoadHike0.9 mi Northside TrailHike0.9 mi Lower Haydon TrailHike0.9 mi Caspar Uplands TrailHike0.9 mi Inlet TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi EZ - OutHikeMTB0.9 mi Pothole Ridge RoadHike0.9 mi Fern Gully TrailHike0.9 mi Woodlands Area Trail0.8 mi Night Heron0.8 mi Mill Creek TrailHike0.8 mi Lake Loop0.8 mi Old Jeep TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Westport Headlands TrailHike0.8 mi Hermit Hut TrailHike0.8 mi Thatcher Ridge Trail Spur AHike0.8 mi Cypress TrailHike0.7 mi Ride Thru TreeHikeMTB0.7 mi Sundown0.7 mi Taliaferro Ridge RoadHike0.7 mi Beaver TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Trail 10b - Short Ridge (Blue)0.7 mi Hull Hole RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi Big Tree Loop TrailHike0.7 mi Foundation LoopHikeMTB0.7 mi Soap Root TrailHike0.7 mi Vista0.7 mi Fly Creek Road Spur AHike0.7 mi Blue Oak TrailHike0.7 mi East TrailHike0.7 mi Georgia-Pacific Industrial RoadHike0.7 mi Trail 9b - Red Mountain (Blue)0.7 mi Pudding Creek RoadMTB0.7 mi Woodpecker TrailHike0.7 mi Grove Loop Road0.7 mi Demonstration TrailHike0.7 mi Upper LoopHike0.6 mi Oregon Grape TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Pothole Road Spur BHike0.6 mi Miss GnomerHikeMTB0.6 mi Kaweyo TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Blands Cove Trail Spur BHike0.6 mi Concrete Tank TrailHike0.6 mi Peterson TrailHike0.6 mi Key Spot TrailHike0.6 mi Trail 7 - Peeble Point (Blue/Blue/Black)0.6 mi North Orr Creek TrailHike0.6 mi South Headlands TrailHike0.6 mi Canyon Creek TrailHike0.6 mi Mike's TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Gas TankHike0.6 mi Steel-Like RoadHike0.6 mi Bridges0.6 mi JackarooHikeMTB0.6 mi River Access TrailHike0.6 mi Camp TrailHike0.6 mi Armstrong Ridge TrailHike0.6 mi Trail 10a - Short Ridge (Blue)0.6 mi Grass Lake TrailHike0.6 mi Mitchell Creek Headlands TrailsHike0.6 mi Jugs TrailHike0.6 mi Falcor0.6 mi Robie TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Moss Rock TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Eagle's Roost TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Tantrum Glade RoadHike0.5 mi StaircaseHike0.5 mi Moon TrailHike0.5 mi GunslingerHike0.5 mi Trail 7A (Blue/Blue/Black)0.5 mi Headlands TrailHike0.5 mi City View Trail AccessHike0.5 mi Belinda Point TrailHike0.5 mi Little Hendy TrailHike0.5 mi EndoHikeMTB0.5 mi Parallel This!HikeMTB0.5 mi Jerry Cook TrailHike0.5 mi Millsap Loop Road0.5 mi Scorpion Nature LoopHike0.5 mi Blands Cove Trail Spur KHike0.5 mi Blands Cove Trail Spur EHike0.5 mi Beach Access TrailHike0.5 mi Dutch Henry TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Azalea Creek TrailHike0.5 mi Beckys Bet TrailHike0.4 mi BlairHike0.4 mi Stoneboro Beach Access TrailHike0.4 mi Park PathHike0.4 mi Discovery TrailHike0.4 mi Shore TrailHike0.4 mi Spring Ranch TrailHike0.4 mi Hammerhorn Lake TrailHike0.4 mi Cross Connect TrailHike0.4 mi O No!HikeMTB0.4 mi Le Brun TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Summit Trail Road Spur BHike0.4 mi Green LightHikeMTB0.4 mi Gas CapHikeMTB0.4 mi Meadow TrailHike0.4 mi The Falls TrailHike0.4 mi Bog TrailHike0.4 mi U AccessHike0.3 mi Riparian Nature TrailHike0.3 mi Noyo Point RoadHikeMTB0.3 mi Skunk Lake RoadHikeMTB0.3 mi Chapman TrailHike0.3 mi Back LoopHike0.3 mi Sheep Shit TrailHike0.3 mi Jones Beach TrailHike0.3 mi Eagle TrailHike0.3 mi Covid trailHike0.3 mi Jim's TrailHike0.3 mi GangreenHikeMTB0.3 mi EZ-OutHikeMTB0.3 mi Beer JointHike0.3 mi South Lake Emily TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Tantrum RoadHike0.3 mi Ants Place TrailHike0.3 mi Anchorage TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Trestle TrailHike0.3 mi Jurassic TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Highway Byway0.3 mi Trail 7L (Black)0.3 mi All Access TrailHike0.3 mi Steel-Like Road Spur AHike0.3 mi Cedar Springs Ridge Road Spur AHike0.3 mi Climb TimeHikeMTB0.3 mi Swoop LogHikeMTB0.3 mi Skunk MeandersHike0.3 mi Lost Treasure RoadHike0.3 mi NitroHike0.3 mi Boyle'sHike0.3 mi Gualala Bluff TrailHike0.3 mi Water Tank LoopHike0.2 mi 3 PostHike0.2 mi The Grind0.2 mi Buck Road Spur AHike0.2 mi Hike and Bike Campsites (1-10)Hike0.2 mi Oregon RaisinHikeMTB0.2 mi Old Truck RoadHikeMTB0.2 mi Tiger Tail Trail0.2 mi Summit Trail Road Spur AHike0.2 mi OHL TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Pots RoadHike0.2 mi Blands Cove Road Spur MHike0.2 mi Pygmy Forest Self-Guided TrailHike0.2 mi Trail 7 (Blue/Blue/Black)0.2 mi Sacré BlueHikeMTB0.2 mi KablueyHikeMTB0.2 mi Logan Basin TrailHike0.2 mi Late BluemerHikeMTB0.2 mi Grass Lake Trail Spur AHike0.2 mi Delta VariantHike0.2 mi Skunk Train0.2 mi South Orr Creek TrailHike0.2 mi Trai #2 (alternative)HikeMTB0.2 mi Test Track0.1 mi Little River Blowhole Coastal TrailHike0.1 mi Beach TrailHike0.1 mi Blands Cove Road Spur LHike0.1 mi Trail 1 Spur0.1 mi Canyon Cutoff TrailHike0.1 mi Observatory Hill TrailHike0.1 mi Tree ID Trail0.1 mi CloverHike0.1 mi Big River Beach TrailHike0.1 mi Deer Camp Access RoadHike0.1 mi Picnic TrailHike0.1 mi Old Winery Connector TrailHikeMTB0.1 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.