Placer County Trail Maps, CA | Trailmonger

About trails in Placer County, California

Placer County has 494 named trails on the map, covering 1,073 miles in total, an average of 2.2 miles per trail. That is the 13th largest mapped trail network among 57 counties in California. 409 of them are tagged for hiking and 265 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Western States 100 Endurance Run, at 80.4 miles. 37 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 25 trailheads, 99 campsites, 63 waterfalls, 45 boat launches, and 9 rapids. The nearest towns to these trails are Sunnyside-Tahoe City, Truckee, and North Auburn.

What the trails in Placer County are like

By length, 270 are under a mile, 187 run 1 to 5 miles, and 37 are 5 miles or longer. 16 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Loop 6, at 15.4 miles.

Of the 316 with a difficulty rating, 111 easy, 192 moderate, and 13 hard. Of the 469 with measured elevation, Western States 100 Endurance Run climbs the most, about 38,535 ft, and 47 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

Mountain biking

494All trails

409Hiking 265Mountain biking

1,073Total miles

99Campsites

45Boat launches

63Waterfalls

25Trailheads

9Rapids

Western States 100 Endurance RunHike80.4 mi Western States TrailHikeMTB53.4 mi ADT - California - T - Seg 3Hike45.8 mi PCT - California Section KHike33.4 mi ADT - California - T - Seg 4Hike31.5 mi ADT - California - T - Seg 1Hike30.9 mi ADT - California - T - Seg 2Hike25.1 mi Tevis Cup TrailHikeMTB19.8 mi Pioneer Express TrailHike16.6 mi Loop 6HikeMTB15.4 mi Stanford Rock TrailHike14.2 mi Rubicon TrailHikeMTB14.1 mi Granite Chief TrailHike10.7 mi Foresthill Divide LoopHikeMTB10.1 mi Miner's Ravine TrailMTB9.6 mi Historic Western States TrailHike9.0 mi Mount Watson BoulevardMTB8.9 mi West Shore TrailMTB8.9 mi Cena Lar TrailHikeMTB8.7 mi Loop 5HikeMTB8.6 mi Tompkins Memorial TrailHikeMTB8.5 mi Sawtooth TrailHikeMTB8.3 mi Big Chief TrailHikeMTB7.6 mi American River Trail (13E25)HikeMTB7.4 mi Stevens TrailHike7.1 mi Spruce Creek Loop6.5 mi Mumford Bar TrailHikeMTB6.5 mi Sugar Pine Mountain TrailHike6.5 mi Palisades Creek TrailHikeMTB6.3 mi Pole Creek OHV TrailMTB6.0 mi Martis Valley TrailHikeMTB5.7 mi Antone Meadows TrailHikeMTB5.5 mi Shirley Canyon TrailHike5.5 mi Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim TrailHikeMTB5.4 mi Green Valley TrailHike5.3 mi Western States Trail Olympic ValleyHike5.3 mi Truckee River Bike TrailHikeMTB5.1 mi Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain)HikeMTB4.9 mi Big Granite TrailHike4.9 mi Hell Hole TrailHike4.8 mi Shanks Cove TrailHike4.5 mi Five Lakes Creek TrailHike4.5 mi Bear River Canal TrailHike4.3 mi Joshua M. Hardt Memorial TrailHikeMTB4.0 mi Walker Mine TrailHike4.0 mi Coldstream TrailHikeMTB4.0 mi Hellhole TrailHikeMTB3.9 mi Powderhorn TrailHike3.9 mi Painted Rock TrailHike3.9 mi Hunters TrailHike3.7 mi TryumphMTB3.6 mi Happy Face TrailHikeMTB3.5 mi Pine MartenHikeMTB3.4 mi The WoodsMTB3.4 mi Perimeter TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi SwitchbackMTB3.3 mi Cedar Flat TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi Hell Hole Trail upperHike3.3 mi Bogus BasinMTB3.2 mi Loch Leven TrailHike3.2 mi Duncan TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Gold Dollar TrailHike3.1 mi Frontier TrailHike3.0 mi Loop 3HikeMTB3.0 mi Trail 5HikeMTB3.0 mi Sawmill FlatMTB3.0 mi Tompkins Trail2.9 mi Palisade Creek TrailHike2.9 mi Grey TrailHike2.9 mi Sterling's Canyon RoadMTB2.9 mi Sailor Flat Trail (13E30)HikeMTB2.8 mi Tie 3-3HikeMTB2.8 mi Poverty Bar TrailHike2.8 mi Pleasant Grove Creek TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Memorial Overland Emigrant TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Watson Creek RoadMTB2.7 mi Grouse Creek OHV Trail2.7 mi BobblesHikeMTB2.6 mi Five Lakes TrailHike2.6 mi Kings Beach TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Yogi BearHike2.5 mi Blue Oak LoopHike2.5 mi Bear Pen TrailHike2.5 mi River Otter LoopHike2.5 mi Little Bald Mountain TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Donkey TownHikeMTB2.5 mi Grey Squirrel TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Deer Creek TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Ellis Peak TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Hellman WayHike2.4 mi Thunder Mountain TrailHike2.4 mi Shirland Canal TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi East Martis Creek TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Elizabethtown Meadows TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock)HikeMTB2.3 mi CoasterMTB2.3 mi Whoop-dee-dooHikeMTB2.3 mi Creekside TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Nevada Point TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Euchre Bar Trail (11E25.2)Hike2.3 mi Stump Shot TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Overland TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Dollar Creek Shared Use PathHikeMTB2.3 mi Emigrant TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Beacroft Trail (13E27)Hike2.2 mi Big Chief Trail (Upper)HikeMTB2.2 mi Italian Bar TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Old French Meadows Road RerouteHike2.1 mi Stagecoach TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Griff Creek TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Manzanita TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi ReindeerMTB2.0 mi Cherry Point TrailHike2.0 mi Olympic Valley Bike TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Scott Peak RoadHikeMTB2.0 mi Bear Creek TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi LivewireMTB2.0 mi Baldwin Lake TrailHike1.9 mi Cardiac Bypass TrailHike1.9 mi Mount Judah LoopHike1.9 mi Watson Creek TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Hello KittyHike1.9 mi PowerlineHikeMTB1.8 mi False Ravine TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Palisades Trail Road1.8 mi BoondocksMTB1.8 mi Clementine TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Old French Meadows RoadHike1.8 mi Confluence TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Kaspian Rim TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Mount Watson Access RoadMTB1.7 mi Nose DiveMTB1.7 mi Angry BearHikeMTB1.7 mi OTB TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Lor AxeHike1.7 mi Sawmill RoadHikeMTB1.7 mi Laurel Canyon TrailHike1.7 mi Summit ConnectionMTB1.7 mi Sunnyside Loop1.7 mi Pleasant Grove Creek Trail (south branch)HikeMTB1.7 mi Greyhorse TrailHike1.7 mi Golden Eagle LoopHikeMTB1.7 mi Claim JumperMTB1.6 mi GypsyMTB1.6 mi Jedi TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Mears Lake Valley TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Watson Peak RoadMTB1.6 mi Blackwood Creek TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Power Line TrailHike1.6 mi Robie Point Fuel Break TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Jackass SpurMTB1.5 mi Fuel Break TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Trail 5-6HikeMTB1.5 mi Back-cut TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Bobcat Run TrailHike1.5 mi RanchHikeMTB1.5 mi Uti FlatHikeMTB1.5 mi Hell Hole Trail lowerHike1.5 mi Bill Patterson Loop1.5 mi Ana's ChuteMTB1.5 mi Coyote Creek TrailHike1.5 mi Kennebeck TrailMTB1.5 mi TimberlineHike1.5 mi Point Mariah TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Valley ViewMTB1.5 mi Mourning Dove TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Codfish Falls TrailHike1.4 mi Euchre Bar Trail (11E25.1)HikeMTB1.4 mi Lake Clementine Access TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Sawyer TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Ward Creek TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Riverview TrailHike1.4 mi Owls Roost TrailHike1.4 mi El BurroHikeMTB1.4 mi Logger's Loop1.4 mi JP's TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Miners Ravine TrailHike1.3 mi Antelope Creek TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Bill-E-GoatMTB1.3 mi JellystoneHike1.3 mi Sticks & StonesMTB1.3 mi Bear Trap ConnectorHikeMTB1.3 mi Cedar Ridge Trail1.3 mi Indian Creek TrailHike1.3 mi Salmon Lake TrailHike1.3 mi Ranger Smith'sHike1.3 mi Quine TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi DutchmanHikeMTB1.3 mi Hoosier BarMTB1.2 mi Culvert TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Watson Peak TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi 2 BridgesHikeMTB1.2 mi PickupsticksHike1.2 mi Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock South)HikeMTB1.2 mi Placer Queen Mine TrailHike1.2 mi Decommisioned State Park RoadHikeMTB1.2 mi Boulder DashHikeMTB1.2 mi Deer Path TrailHike1.2 mi Rubicon Trail (16E30.2)Hike1.2 mi S.S. WallternateHikeMTB1.2 mi World Cup TrailHike1.2 mi Beaver Tail TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Old Pole Creek RoadHike1.1 mi Deep Creek Loop1.1 mi Historical Emigrant TrailHike1.1 mi KarpielMTB1.1 mi Painted BearHikeMTB1.1 mi Solitude TrailHike1.1 mi WST - Pioneer Express TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi BPHike1.1 mi Ringtail TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Gentle Jeffery TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Charging BearHikeMTB1.1 mi Bike path next to Washington BLVDHikeMTB1.1 mi Timber Cruise TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Slide Point TrailHike1.1 mi Ridgeline Nature LoopHikeMTB1.1 mi Easy RiderMTB1.1 mi Granlibakken Wilderness TrailHike1.0 mi First TracksMTB1.0 mi Seven Pools LoopHikeMTB1.0 mi South Legacy WayHikeMTB1.0 mi Old Tram Road TrailHike1.0 mi Rowton Peak TrailHike1.0 mi PlaygroundMTB1.0 mi Doton's PointHikeMTB1.0 mi Forest View TrailHike1.0 mi Lower Yogi BearHikeMTB1.0 mi Windy Point TrailHike1.0 mi Clarke Dominguez TrailHike1.0 mi FlameoutMTB1.0 mi OcelotHikeMTB1.0 mi Wagon TrainHike1.0 mi Cooper's Hawk TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Dry Creek GreenwayHikeMTB1.0 mi Flume TrailHike0.9 mi Tie 3-6HikeMTB0.9 mi Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Deer Creek RoadMTB0.9 mi Pollards Fuel Break TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi American Eagle Trail (11E32)Hike0.9 mi Grizzly BearHikeMTB0.9 mi Knick KnackHikeMTB0.9 mi Canyon Oaks TrailHike0.9 mi Lakeview Ridge TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi RoundaboutHike0.9 mi Belix TrailHike0.9 mi KB TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Pennyweight TrailHike0.9 mi AsterHikeMTB0.9 mi River StyxMTB0.9 mi Tahoe Rim Trail (Fire and Ice)HikeMTB0.9 mi SplinterHikeMTB0.8 mi Leprechaun TrailHike0.8 mi Coffer TrailHike0.8 mi Big Spring TrailHike0.8 mi Stonewall OHVHikeMTB0.8 mi CenterHikeMTB0.8 mi Scott Peak TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi West Side TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Kingfisher TrailHike0.8 mi Stumpy Super GHikeMTB0.8 mi Nob Hill TrailHike0.8 mi Old Emigrant Trail Road0.8 mi Disney Traverse0.8 mi Oregon Trail0.8 mi Cougar Ridge TrailHike0.8 mi Eagles Nest Connector TrailHike0.8 mi Valley View SpurHikeMTB0.8 mi Boucher ConnectorHike0.8 mi McKinstry TrailHike0.7 mi 2 Beavers & a BearHikeMTB0.7 mi Bridgeview TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi MineshaftMTB0.7 mi Pioneer Trail0.7 mi Poppy TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Canyon View TrailHike0.7 mi Black Oak TrailHike0.7 mi PalisadeHike0.7 mi Snoop's Loop0.7 mi Sunrise TrailHike0.7 mi Loch Leven Lakes TrailHike0.7 mi Olympic Valley-Western States ConnectorHikeMTB0.7 mi EastsideHikeMTB0.7 mi Sky Ridge LoopHikeMTB0.7 mi Tell No TalesMTB0.7 mi Cardiac TrailHike0.7 mi Lower Lakeview TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi SnakeMTB0.7 mi Flood Road TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Whale Rock TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi SpringboardHikeMTB0.7 mi Tahoe Cross Country Silver Trail0.7 mi Gold Finch TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Pho DoggMTB0.7 mi Dollar Reservoir TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Salmon Lake Tie TrailHike0.7 mi Tahoe Rim Trail (Watson Lake)HikeMTB0.7 mi Robie Point Fire Break TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Clarks Hole TrailHikeMTB0.7 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 October 4, 2026.