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Merced County Trail Maps
29 named trails across Merced County, California, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.
About trails in Merced County, California
Merced County has 29 named trails on the map, covering 36.1 miles in total, an average of 1.2 miles per trail. That is the 54th largest mapped trail network among 57 counties in California. 25 of them are tagged for hiking and 3 for mountain biking.
The longest single trail is Great Valley Grasslands State Park Trail, at 4.8 miles. Mapped points of interest in the county include 16 campsites and 6 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Santa Nella, Merced, and Stevinson.
What the trails in Merced County are like
By length, 17 are under a mile and 12 run 1 to 5 miles. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Mammoth Lakes Road, at 0.2 miles.
Of the 10 with a difficulty rating, 10 easy. Of the 29 with measured elevation, South Boundary Loop Trail climbs the most, about 1,235 ft.
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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 .