About mountain biking in Nevada County

Nevada County, California has 119 named trails tagged for mountain biking, covering 269 miles, an average of 2.3 miles each. The longest is Pioneer Trail, at 24.4 miles. 11 run 5 miles or longer.

What the mountain biking trails in Nevada County are like

By length, 51 are under a mile, 57 run 1 to 5 miles, and 11 are 5 miles or longer. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Hole in the Ground, at 15.7 miles.

Of the 110 with a difficulty rating, 37 easy, 70 moderate, and 3 hard. Of the 115 with measured elevation, Pioneer Trail climbs the most, about 6,158 ft, and 17 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 119 mountain biking trails, longest first

Pioneer TrailHikeMTB24.4 mi Donner Lake Rim TrailMTB22.5 mi Hole in the GroundMTB15.7 mi Truckee River Legacy TrailHikeMTB14.5 mi Commemorative Overland Emigrant TrailHikeMTB12.3 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 Lower Lola Montez TrailMTB5.0 mi Missouri Bar TrailHikeMTB4.9 mi Wendin Way Access TrailHikeMTB4.9 mi Cascade Canal TrailHikeMTB4.4 mi Omega Overlook Motorcycle TrailHikeMTB4.3 mi South Euer Valley RoadMTB3.9 mi Tahoe Pyramid TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi bicycleMTB3.4 mi Scotts Flat TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Rim TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Tahoe-Pyramid TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon RoadHikeMTB3.0 mi Harmony TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Litton TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Bowman Mountain TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Alder Creek TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Osborne Hill Loop TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi East Mustang SallyHikeMTB2.0 mi Wild WestHikeMTB2.0 mi SidewinderHikeMTB2.0 mi Hawk's PeakHikeMTB1.9 mi Truckee River Legacy Trail (Proposed)MTB1.9 mi Carpenter Valley TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi True GritHikeMTB1.7 mi SundanceMTB1.7 mi Blue Lake TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Upper Mother LodeHikeMTB1.6 mi South Yuba Ridge TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Hoot TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Cinammon TwistHikeMTB1.5 mi Pfeiffer TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Talon ShowMTB1.5 mi Hardrock TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Royal FlushHikeMTB1.5 mi Red Dot TrailHikeMTB1.4 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 Erika's TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Fool's GoldMTB1.2 mi Hidden GemHikeMTB1.2 mi Bullpen TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Overland Trail ConnectorHikeMTB1.2 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 Unkindness (of Ravens)MTB1.1 mi West Mustang SallyHikeMTB1.1 mi Hallelujah TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Lower Mother LodeMTB1.0 mi Prosser Dam TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Upper Union Hill TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi CheeseburgerMTB1.0 mi Indian Ridge Loop TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi ShimmerMTB1.0 mi PermaGrin FalconMTB1.0 mi ZipperHikeMTB1.0 mi NuthatchMTB0.9 mi Glacier Way TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Prosser Lakeview TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Emigrant Trail AccessHikeMTB0.7 mi Comstock Drive TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Memorial Park TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Frishman Hollow TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi HobgoblinMTB0.6 mi Pipeline TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Pioneer Trail Downtown ConnectorHikeMTB0.6 mi Thelin TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Brockway Road TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Drifter WallHikeMTB0.6 mi Lower Union Hill TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Tahoe-Pyramid Bikeway (Proposed)MTB0.5 mi Osborne Loop CrosscutHikeMTB0.5 mi Carpenter Valley Loop TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Orleans TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Conlon Mine TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Coyote CreekHikeMTB0.4 mi Katy's WalkHikeMTB0.4 mi Megan's TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Bergschrund TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Stacey Lane TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Riverview Sports Park Trail ConnectorHikeMTB0.4 mi Dascombe/Harmony ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Moraine TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Prescott Hill Crosscut TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Landecker LaneMTB0.3 mi Lower Roscoe'sHikeMTB0.3 mi Thunder ChickenMTB0.3 mi Sundance CutoffHikeMTB0.3 mi Prescott Hill Mine TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Alder Drive TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Tahoe Donner TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Steven's Lane TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Old Greenwood Trail ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi Stacey Lane Crosscut TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Upper Roscoe'sHikeMTB0.1 mi Betsy Mine TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Deerfield TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Thunder Chicken (Advanced Line)MTB0.1 mi Pioneer Trail/DPR RABHikeMTB0.1 mi Copper TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Worm UpMTB0.1 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 October 4, 2026.