United States

California Trails

Browse 18,214 named hiking and mountain biking trails across California, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.

18,214
Named trails
43,683 mi
Total length
58
Counties
14,365
Hiking
5,589
Mountain biking
6,966
Campsites
1,970
Boat launches
1,596
Waterfalls
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About trails in California

California has 18,214 named trails mapped across 58 counties, covering 43,683 miles in total, an average of 2.4 miles per trail. 14,365 of them are tagged for hiking and 5,589 for mountain biking.

The largest networks are Los Angeles County (1,618 trails), San Diego County (999 trails), and San Bernardino County (762 trails). The longest single trail in the state is bicycle in Santa Cruz County, at 399 miles. Across California the map also carries 1,559 trailheads, 6,966 campsites, 1,596 waterfalls, 1,970 boat launches, and 100 rapids.

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Alameda County
451 trails · 876 mi
Alpine County
173 trails · 681 mi
Amador County
28 trails · 68.0 mi
Butte County
71 trails · 115 mi
Calaveras County
91 trails · 196 mi
Colusa County
98 trails · 179 mi
Contra Costa County
668 trails · 1,074 mi
Del Norte County
102 trails · 229 mi
El Dorado County
489 trails · 915 mi
Fresno County
366 trails · 2,230 mi
Glenn County
223 trails · 267 mi
Humboldt County
380 trails · 852 mi
Imperial County
39 trails · 92.7 mi
Inyo County
258 trails · 896 mi
Kern County
234 trails · 654 mi
Lake County
302 trails · 482 mi
Lassen County
60 trails · 471 mi
Los Angeles County
1,618 trails · 3,834 mi
Madera County
213 trails · 669 mi
Marin County
582 trails · 924 mi
Mariposa County
138 trails · 471 mi
Mendocino County
291 trails · 352 mi
Merced County
34 trails · 51.4 mi
Modoc County
39 trails · 133 mi
Mono County
349 trails · 854 mi
Monterey County
372 trails · 1,072 mi
Napa County
230 trails · 296 mi
Nevada County
298 trails · 573 mi
Orange County
664 trails · 1,071 mi
Placer County
541 trails · 1,150 mi
Plumas County
311 trails · 608 mi
Riverside County
529 trails · 1,212 mi
Sacramento County
152 trails · 387 mi
San Benito County
65 trails · 73.5 mi
San Bernardino County
762 trails · 2,163 mi
San Diego County
999 trails · 2,071 mi
San Francisco County
134 trails · 139 mi
San Joaquin County
49 trails · 57.6 mi
San Luis Obispo County
502 trails · 641 mi
San Mateo County
500 trails · 790 mi
Santa Barbara County
337 trails · 973 mi
Santa Clara County
755 trails · 1,917 mi
Santa Cruz County
533 trails · 1,433 mi
Shasta County
251 trails · 790 mi
Sierra County
110 trails · 286 mi
Siskiyou County
487 trails · 1,605 mi
Solano County
107 trails · 115 mi
Sonoma County
390 trails · 483 mi
Stanislaus County
55 trails · 123 mi
Sutter County
11 trails · 9.8 mi
Tehama County
229 trails · 558 mi
Trinity County
357 trails · 1,076 mi
Tulare County
359 trails · 2,616 mi
Tuolumne County
238 trails · 710 mi
Ventura County
523 trails · 1,013 mi
Yolo County
36 trails · 48.5 mi
Yuba County
29 trails · 53.6 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 .