About hiking in Monterey County

Monterey County, California has 308 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 933 miles, an average of 3.0 miles each. The longest is Condor Trail Monterey Section, at 99.6 miles. 39 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Monterey County are like

By length, 177 are under a mile, 92 run 1 to 5 miles, and 39 are 5 miles or longer. 29 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Black Cone Trail, at 33.9 miles.

Of the 98 with a difficulty rating, 37 easy, 57 moderate, and 4 hard. Of the 308 with measured elevation, Condor Trail Monterey Section climbs the most, about 54,031 ft, and 76 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Hiking Trails — page 1 of 2

Condor Trail Monterey SectionHike99.6 mi Cailfornia Mission Trail - 12 - Mission San Antonio de Padua to Mission Nuestra Senora de la SoledadHike49.6 mi Pine Ridge TrailHike45.5 mi California Mission Trail - Mission San Miguel Arcangel to Mission San Antonio de PaduaHike37.0 mi Black Cone TrailHike33.9 mi Carmel River TrailHike28.9 mi Santa Lucia TrailHike28.7 mi Marble Peak TrailHike26.0 mi Prewitt Loop TrailHike22.0 mi Manuel Peak TrailHike22.0 mi Lost Valley TrailHike21.5 mi North Coast Ridge TrailHike20.4 mi Stone Ridge TrailHike17.9 mi Big Sur TrailHike16.7 mi Big Pines TrailHike16.5 mi Church Creek TrailHike12.1 mi Ventana TrailHike11.1 mi Carrizo TrailHike10.8 mi Little Sur TrailHike10.7 mi Rattlesnake Creek TrailHike10.4 mi Arroyo Seco TrailHike9.1 mi Horse Pasture TrailHike9.0 mi North Coast Ridge RoadHike8.2 mi Skinner Ridge TrailHike7.6 mi East Molera TrailHike7.3 mi Miller Canyon TrailHike6.7 mi Oil Well RoadHikeMTB6.5 mi Tony TrailHike6.2 mi Cruickshank TrailHike6.1 mi Buckeye TrailHike6.0 mi Ridge TrailHike5.7 mi San Antonio TrailHike5.7 mi Rodeo Flat TrailHike5.6 mi Gamboa TrailHike5.5 mi Salmon Creek TrailHike5.4 mi Spruce Creek TrailHike5.2 mi Bear Basin TrailHike5.0 mi Vincente Flat TrailHike5.0 mi San Clemente TrailHike5.0 mi South Fork TrailHike4.7 mi Rocky Creek TrailHike4.6 mi Santa Lucia Peak TrailHike4.5 mi Cougar Ridge TrailHikeMTB4.5 mi Pico Blanco TrailHike4.2 mi Snively's Ridge TrailHike4.1 mi Prewitt Ridge TrailHike3.6 mi Lottie Potrero TrailHike3.5 mi Timber Top/Boranda TrailHike3.2 mi Ewoldsen trailHike3.1 mi Black Mountain TrailHike3.1 mi Cone Peak TrailHike3.1 mi Trail 48HikeMTB3.1 mi Terrace Creek TrailHike3.1 mi Tan Bark TrailHike3.0 mi Dutra TrailHike3.0 mi Boronda TrailHike2.9 mi Rocky Ridge TrailHike2.9 mi East Ridge TrailHike2.9 mi Pajaro Valley Consolidated RailroadHikeMTB2.9 mi County Line RoadHike2.6 mi Silver Peak TrailHike2.6 mi Hennicksons Jeep TrailHike2.6 mi Stone Ridge Spine PathHike2.6 mi Turner Creek TrailHike2.5 mi Merle Ranch RoadHikeMTB2.5 mi Trail 41HikeMTB2.5 mi Puerto Suelo TrailHike2.4 mi Mount Mars TraverseHike2.4 mi Gamboa Point TrailHike2.4 mi Peak TrailHike2.4 mi Garzas Canyon TrailHike2.3 mi Del Monte Forest 'Blue Loop' trailHike2.2 mi Trail 49HikeMTB2.2 mi Buzzards Roost TrailHike2.2 mi Upper Dolan Ridge TrailHike2.1 mi Panorama TrailHike2.1 mi Mark's Canyon TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi The Lakes TrailHike2.0 mi Trail 50HikeMTB1.9 mi De Angulo TrailHike1.9 mi Dairy Canyon TrailHike1.9 mi East Toyon TrailHike1.9 mi Head KnockersHikeMTB1.8 mi Trail 47HikeMTB1.8 mi Highlands Ridge TrailHike1.8 mi Del Monte Forest Green Loop trailHike1.7 mi Sage TrailHike1.7 mi Osborn Ridge TrailHike1.7 mi Toro Creek RoadHikeMTB1.7 mi Murry Mine TrackHike1.7 mi Gilson Gap TrailHike1.7 mi Mesa TrailHike1.6 mi Del Monte Forest 'Red Loop' trailHike1.6 mi Saddle TrailHike1.6 mi Meyers TrailHike1.6 mi Vasquez TrailHike1.5 mi Salinas NWR TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Engineer Canyon RoadHikeMTB1.5 mi Lost Valley ConnectorHike1.5 mi Soberanes Canyon TrailHike1.5 mi Pine TrailHike1.5 mi Lupine Loop TrailHike1.4 mi Trail 65HikeMTB1.4 mi South Chalone Peak TrailHike1.4 mi Bluffs TrailHike1.4 mi Jackson Camp Access TrailHike1.4 mi Hitchcock Loop TrailHike1.3 mi After Salt Lick TrailHike1.3 mi Waters TrailHike1.3 mi Lower Dolan Ridge TrailHike1.3 mi Tin House TrailHike1.2 mi Mill Creek TrailHike1.2 mi Soda WildtrailHike1.2 mi Redwood Canyon TrailHike1.2 mi Trail 82HikeMTB1.2 mi Trail 91HikeMTB1.1 mi Coleman Canyon RoadHikeMTB1.1 mi Laureles TrailHike1.1 mi Arroyo Seco Ridge TrailHike1.1 mi Twitchell ElevatorHike1.1 mi Canogas Falls TrailHike1.1 mi Veeder TrailHike1.1 mi Dutra UsetrailHike1.1 mi Sleepy Hollow TrailHike1.1 mi Trail 31HikeMTB1.0 mi Trail 70HikeMTB1.0 mi Redondo Real TrailHike1.0 mi Manzanita TrailHike1.0 mi Ventana Camp TrailHike1.0 mi Bear Basin ConnectorHike1.0 mi Haul RoadHike1.0 mi Simas Peak TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Trail 42HikeMTB1.0 mi Silver Peak UsetrailHike1.0 mi Baldwin Ranch Shortcut UsetrailHike1.0 mi Headlands TrailHike1.0 mi South Shore TrailHike1.0 mi Valley View TrailHike0.9 mi Maple Canyon TrailHike0.9 mi Bobcat TrailHike0.9 mi Cutoff TrailHike0.9 mi Addington RoadHikeMTB0.9 mi FR 23S10Hike0.9 mi Three Peaks TrailHike0.9 mi Trail 61HikeMTB0.9 mi Twitchell RoadHike0.9 mi Rancho Loop TrailHike0.9 mi Indians to Santa Lucia Connector TrailHike0.9 mi Deer TrailHike0.9 mi Trail 76HikeMTB0.9 mi Live Oak TrailHike0.9 mi Gabilan TrailHike0.8 mi Sky TrailHike0.8 mi North Shore TrailHike0.8 mi Broadway StreetHike0.8 mi Arboleda Linear Park TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Kozy Kove TrackHike0.8 mi Adobe-Santa Lucia Connector TrailHike0.8 mi Earl Moser TrailHike0.8 mi Waterfall TrailHike0.8 mi Lace Lichen TrailHike0.8 mi Terrace TrailHike0.8 mi Trail 45HikeMTB0.8 mi Border RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi Trail 14HikeMTB0.8 mi Trail 56HikeMTB0.8 mi Del Monte Forest 'Red/Green Loop' trailHike0.7 mi Del Monte Forest 'Green Loop' trailHike0.7 mi Del Monte Foress 'Blue Loop' trailHike0.7 mi Jerry Smith CooridorHikeMTB0.7 mi Trail 20HikeMTB0.7 mi Trail 40HikeMTB0.7 mi Horseshoe TrailHike0.7 mi Trail 44HikeMTB0.7 mi South Boundary TrailHike0.7 mi South Plateau TrailHike0.7 mi Granite Point TrailHike0.7 mi Pfeiffer Falls TrailHike0.7 mi Carmel Meadows TrailHike0.7 mi Wildcat Canyon TrailHike0.7 mi Old U.S. 101Hike0.7 mi Fern TrailHike0.7 mi Carmel Beach WalkHike0.7 mi Cottonwood TrailHike0.7 mi Cypress Grove TrailHike0.6 mi Trail 62HikeMTB0.6 mi Mount Mars Southeast Ridge UsetrailHike0.6 mi Trail 75HikeMTB0.6 mi Trail 43HikeMTB0.6 mi Trail 23HikeMTB0.6 mi San Carpoforo TrailHike0.6 mi Trail 35HikeMTB0.6 mi Piney Creek LoopHike0.6 mi Asilomar Dunes BoardwalkHike0.6 mi Trail 78HikeMTB0.6 mi Trail 30HikeMTB0.5 mi Bird Island TrailHike0.5 mi Trail 52HikeMTB0.5 mi Trail 57HikeMTB0.5 mi (unmaintained trail)Hike0.5 mi Trail 18HikeMTB0.5 mi Serra TrailHike0.5 mi Trail 72HikeMTB0.5 mi Whaler's Knoll TrailHike0.5 mi Trail 25HikeMTB0.5 mi Sycamore TrailHike0.5 mi Creekfront DriveHike0.5 mi Trail 84HikeMTB0.5 mi Jade Cove Bluff TrailHike0.5 mi Trail 71HikeMTB0.5 mi Oakview TrailHike0.5 mi Trail 27HikeMTB0.5 mi Tassajara Cutoff TrailHike0.5 mi Soda Springs TrailHike0.5 mi Trail 59HikeMTB0.5 mi Trail 63HikeMTB0.4 mi Interpretive TrailHike0.4 mi Ojito Camp TrailHike0.4 mi South Kove TrackHike0.4 mi Trail 80HikeMTB0.4 mi Post Creek TrailHike0.4 mi Cut-Off TrailHike0.4 mi Horse Corral TrailHike0.4 mi Trail 39HikeMTB0.4 mi bessieHikeMTB0.4 mi Barnet Segal LaneHike0.4 mi Trail 55HikeMTB0.4 mi Tassajara Overlook TrailHike0.4 mi Palm AvenueHike0.4 mi Scenic TrailHike0.4 mi Bamboo TrailHike0.4 mi Redwood GroveHike0.4 mi Coyote Flat TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Moss Cove TrailHike0.3 mi Drake RoadHikeMTB0.3 mi Mound Meadow TrailHike0.3 mi Indian Valley TrailHike0.3 mi Oakview Loop TrailHike0.3 mi Vaquero TrailHike0.3 mi Redwood GulchHike0.3 mi Jacks Peak TrailHike0.3 mi Trail 19HikeMTB0.3 mi Lynn StreetHike0.3 mi Ellis StreetHike0.3 mi Bassett StreetHike0.3 mi River PathHike0.3 mi Hawk TrailHike0.3 mi Cone Peak Summit TrailHike0.3 mi East Toyon/Mark's Canyon Connector TrailHike0.3 mi Paverini Park foot pathHike0.3 mi Acorn TrailHike0.3 mi Huff 'n Puff TrailHike0.3 mi Trail 95HikeMTB0.3 mi Deer Trail (Vista Mesa)Hike0.3 mi Presidio View TrailHike0.3 mi Trail 51HikeMTB0.3 mi Trail 79HikeMTB0.3 mi trail 85HikeMTB0.3 mi The DunesHikeMTB0.3 mi Tassajara PathHike0.3 mi Lyons StreetHike0.3 mi Flanders TrailHike0.3 mi Carmelo Meadow TrailHike0.2 mi Trail 54HikeMTB0.2 mi Trail 32HikeMTB0.2 mi Cliff TrailHike0.2 mi Oak AvenueHike0.2 mi Par Springs Camp Use TrailHike0.2 mi Trail 73HikeMTB0.2 mi Sand Hill TrailHike0.2 mi Dolittle TrailHike0.2 mi Chamberlin TrailHike0.2 mi Wildcat Loop ConnectorHike0.2 mi Oak TrailHike0.2 mi North Chalone Peak TrailHike0.2 mi Trail 38HikeMTB0.2 mi Root Park TrailHike0.2 mi Trail 74HikeMTB0.2 mi Jane Powers WalkwayHike0.2 mi Tassajara Narrows TrailHike0.2 mi Cabin TrailHike0.2 mi Trail 46HikeMTB0.2 mi Del Monte Forest 'Blue/Red/Green Loop' trailHike0.2 mi Coast Guard PierHike0.2 mi Suzuki-Roshi Memorial TrailHike0.2 mi Trail 26HikeMTB0.2 mi Mucklehead trailHike0.2 mi Sea Lion Point TrailHike0.2 mi Malpaso Creek Beach AccessHike0.2 mi Carrizo Creek Trail ConnectorHike0.2 mi Hidden Meadow TrailHike0.2 mi Mountain Lion TrailHike0.2 mi Lime Point TrailHike0.2 mi North Fork Loop TrailHike0.2 mi Trail 28HikeMTB0.2 mi South Coast House TrailHike0.1 mi Coal Chute Point TrailHike0.1 mi Hobson StreetHike0.1 mi 55 Miramonte Rd Road DrivewayHike0.1 mi Magical AlleyHike0.1 mi

← All Monterey County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.