About hiking in Nevada County

Nevada County, California has 217 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 430 miles, an average of 2.0 miles each. The longest is South Yuba Trail, at 38.3 miles. 16 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Nevada County are like

By length, 115 are under a mile, 86 run 1 to 5 miles, and 16 are 5 miles or longer. 5 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Excelsior Motorcycle Trail, at 11.9 miles.

Of the 97 with a difficulty rating, 37 easy, 57 moderate, and 3 hard. Of the 217 with measured elevation, South Yuba Trail climbs the most, about 27,078 ft, and 18 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 217 hiking trails, longest first

South Yuba TrailHike38.3 mi Pioneer TrailHikeMTB24.4 mi Pacific Crest TrailHike21.6 mi PCT - California Section LHike21.6 mi Truckee River Legacy TrailHikeMTB14.5 mi Commemorative Overland Emigrant TrailHikeMTB12.3 mi Excelsior Motorcycle TrailHike11.9 mi Grouse Ridge TrailHike9.7 mi Deer Creek Motorcycle TrailHike8.7 mi East Perimeter TrailHikeMTB7.6 mi Prosser Hill Motorcycle LoopHikeMTB7.2 mi Warren Lake TrailHikeMTB7.0 mi Last Chance Motorcycle TrailHikeMTB5.9 mi Dascombe TrailHikeMTB5.3 mi Spaulding Lake TrailHikeMTB5.2 mi Round Mountain TrailHike5.2 mi Missouri Bar TrailHikeMTB4.9 mi Wendin Way Access TrailHikeMTB4.9 mi Beyers Lake Trail (13E15)Hike4.8 mi Cascade Canal TrailHikeMTB4.4 mi Omega Overlook Motorcycle TrailHikeMTB4.3 mi Glacier Lakes Basin TrailHike3.7 mi Omega Motorcycle TrailHike3.6 mi Tahoe Pyramid TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Scotts Flat TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Crooked Lake TrailHike3.2 mi Rim TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Tahoe-Pyramid TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Deer Creek Tribute TrailHike3.0 mi Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon RoadHikeMTB3.0 mi Lindsey Lake TrailHike3.0 mi Harmony TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Diggins TrailHike2.6 mi Litton TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Point Defiance Loop TrailHike2.5 mi Independence Lake South Shore TrailHike2.5 mi Bowman Mountain TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Alder Creek TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Humbug TrailHike2.4 mi Fordyce Foot TrailHike2.4 mi Sand Ridge TrailHike2.4 mi Independence TrailHike2.4 mi Glacier Lake TrailHike2.3 mi Round Lake TrailHike2.2 mi Stanton Motorcycle TrailHike2.1 mi Osborne Hill Loop TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Hirschman's TrailHike2.1 mi East Mustang SallyHikeMTB2.0 mi Teewinot TrailHike2.0 mi Wild WestHikeMTB2.0 mi Independence Trail EastHike2.0 mi SidewinderHikeMTB2.0 mi Holden Ridge SpurHike1.9 mi Hawk's PeakHikeMTB1.9 mi Donner Summit Lakes TrailHike1.9 mi MinersHike1.9 mi Upper Pioneer TrailHike1.9 mi Carpenter Valley TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi True GritHikeMTB1.7 mi Blue Lake TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi TaxiHike1.6 mi Rough & Ready Ditch TrailHike1.6 mi Loma Rica TrailHike1.6 mi Upper Mother LodeHikeMTB1.6 mi South Yuba Ridge TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Wolf Creek TrailHike1.6 mi Hoot TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Cinammon TwistHikeMTB1.5 mi Pfeiffer TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Hardrock TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Royal FlushHikeMTB1.5 mi Buttermilk Bend TrailHike1.4 mi Red Dot TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Holden Ridge RoadHike1.4 mi Loney Meadows TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Summit Lake TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Doolittle TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi SR 89 TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Trout Creek TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Dogs in SpaceHikeMTB1.3 mi Matt's TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Red Hill Ditch TrailHike1.3 mi Castle Peak TrailHike1.3 mi Erika's TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Hidden GemHikeMTB1.2 mi Bullpen TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Overland Trail ConnectorHikeMTB1.2 mi Blair TrailHike1.2 mi MirkwoodHike1.2 mi Whoop it UpHikeMTB1.2 mi Indian Ridge TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Stockrest Springs TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop (Animal)HikeMTB1.1 mi South Gray's Crossing LoopHikeMTB1.1 mi Meyer TrailHike1.1 mi West Mustang SallyHikeMTB1.1 mi Lakeside Interpretive TrailHike1.1 mi EverestHike1.0 mi Prosser Dam TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Zig-Zag TrailHike1.0 mi Tehama Ravine TrailHike1.0 mi Alan Theisen TrailHike1.0 mi Upper Union Hill TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Indian Ridge Loop TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Emigrant AlternateHike1.0 mi Glenshire PondHike1.0 mi Baltimore Trail (13E34)Hike1.0 mi ZipperHikeMTB1.0 mi Orene Wetherall TrailHike1.0 mi Glacier Way TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Wilflower Ridge TrailHike0.9 mi Hoyt Crossing Road TrailHike0.9 mi Mossy Pond East TrailHike0.8 mi Nature Trail LoopHike0.8 mi Snow Mountain Ditch TrailHike0.8 mi Hoyt TrailHike0.8 mi Prosser Lakeview TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Daspah Seyo TrailHike0.7 mi Emigrant Trail AccessHikeMTB0.7 mi Comstock Drive TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Nisenan Loop Trail (Lower Trail)Hike0.7 mi RawhideHike0.7 mi Empire Street TrailHike0.7 mi Rock Creek Nature TrailHike0.7 mi Memorial Park TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Frishman Hollow TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Jones Bars TrailHike0.7 mi North Bloomfield TrailHike0.6 mi Overland Trail Connector BypassHike0.6 mi Pipeline TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi South Ponderosa WayHike0.6 mi Pioneer Trail Downtown ConnectorHikeMTB0.6 mi Deer Creek Tribute Loop TrailHike0.6 mi Giddy UpHike0.6 mi Sanford Lake TrailHike0.6 mi Brockway Road TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Drifter WallHikeMTB0.6 mi Lower Union Hill TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Mossy Pond West TrailHike0.6 mi Crooked Lake Trail (horse trail)Hike0.5 mi Lookout TrailHike0.5 mi Illinois Crossing AccessHike0.5 mi Osborne Loop CrosscutHikeMTB0.5 mi Carpenter Valley Loop TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Signal Lookout TrailHike0.5 mi Slaughter House TrailHike0.5 mi HoboHike0.5 mi Sierra Discovery TrailHike0.5 mi Orleans TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi five oaks nature trailHike0.4 mi Sand Ridge Lake TrailHike0.4 mi Five Lakes Basin TrailHike0.4 mi Pooker'sHike0.4 mi Conlon Mine TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Hutchinson LoopHike0.4 mi fishing access trailHike0.4 mi Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road Winter RouteHike0.4 mi Coyote CreekHikeMTB0.4 mi Katy's WalkHikeMTB0.4 mi Megan's TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Boca Townsite TrailHike0.4 mi Bergschrund TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Downey Lake TrailHike0.4 mi Stacey Lane TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Riverview Sports Park Trail ConnectorHikeMTB0.4 mi Sunset TrailHike0.3 mi Dascombe/Harmony ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Spring Creek TrailHike0.3 mi Nisenan Loop Trail (Ditch Trail)Hike0.3 mi Moraine TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Prescott Hill Crosscut TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi German TrailHike0.3 mi TeewinotHike0.3 mi Lower Roscoe'sHikeMTB0.3 mi Sundance CutoffHikeMTB0.3 mi Prescott Hill Mine TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Bailey TrailHike0.3 mi Museum Lakeside TrailHike0.3 mi Independence Trail WestHike0.3 mi Alder Drive TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Tahoe Donner TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Cascade Canal Access TrailHike0.3 mi BuckarooHike0.3 mi LWW TrailHike0.3 mi Willie's WiggleHike0.2 mi Penn Gate Connector TrailHike0.2 mi Lytton LoopHike0.2 mi Long Lake TrailHike0.2 mi Climbers approach to Grouse SlabHike0.2 mi Woods Ravine TrailHike0.2 mi Steven's Lane TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Church TrailHike0.2 mi Slide Creek TrailHike0.2 mi Eagle Lakes OHV Spur AHike0.2 mi Teewinot Knob TrailHike0.2 mi Miners TunnelHike0.2 mi Hiller Tunnel TrailHike0.2 mi That WayHike0.2 mi Old Greenwood Trail ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi Animal CrossingHike0.2 mi Stacey Lane Crosscut TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Little Deer Creek TrailHike0.2 mi Upper Lola Montez TrailHike0.2 mi Woodpecker Preserve Access TrailHike0.2 mi This WayHike0.2 mi Miner's TrailHike0.1 mi Upper Roscoe'sHikeMTB0.1 mi Betsy Mine TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Deerfield TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Providence Mine Spur TrailHike0.1 mi Pioneer Trail/DPR RABHikeMTB0.1 mi Monument TrailHike0.1 mi Hardrock Horse BypassHike0.1 mi Frog Lake Cliff SpurHike0.1 mi WYOD Crosscut TrailHike0.1 mi KilbornHike0.1 mi Copper TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi

← All Nevada 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 September 24, 2026.