About trails in Placer County, California

Placer County has 499 named trails on the map, covering 1,058 miles in total, an average of 2.1 miles per trail. That is the 10th largest mapped trail network among 57 counties in California. 414 of them are tagged for hiking and 268 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Western States 100 Endurance Run, at 80.4 miles. 35 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, 272 are under a mile, 192 run 1 to 5 miles, and 35 are 5 miles or longer. 16 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Loop 6, at 15.4 miles.

Of the 317 with a difficulty rating, 108 easy, 191 moderate, and 18 hard. Of the 499 with measured elevation, Western States 100 Endurance Run climbs the most, about 36,488 ft, and 46 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

499All trails

414Hiking 268Mountain biking

1,058Total miles

99Campsites

45Boat launches

63Waterfalls

25Trailheads

9Rapids

Western States 100 Endurance RunHike80.4 mi ADT - California - T - Seg 3Hike45.8 mi Western States TrailHikeMTB44.1 mi PCT - California Section KHike33.4 mi ADT - California - T - Seg 4Hike31.5 mi ADT - California - T - Seg 1Hike30.8 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 Loop 5HikeMTB8.6 mi Tompkins Memorial TrailHikeMTB8.5 mi Sawtooth TrailHikeMTB8.3 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 Cena Lar TrailHikeMTB4.3 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 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 Big Chief Trail (Middle)HikeMTB2.7 mi Memorial Overland Emigrant TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Watson Creek RoadMTB2.7 mi Grouse Creek OHV Trail2.7 mi Big Chief Trail (Lower)HikeMTB2.7 mi BobblesHikeMTB2.6 mi Deer Creek TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Five Lakes TrailHike2.6 mi Kings Beach TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Blue Oak LoopHike2.5 mi Bear Pen TrailHike2.5 mi River Otter LoopHike2.5 mi Little Bald Mountain TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Grey Squirrel TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Ellis Peak TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Hellman WayHike2.4 mi Thunder Mountain TrailHike2.4 mi Yogi'sHike2.3 mi Shirland Canal TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi East Martis Creek TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi CoasterMTB2.3 mi Whoop-dee-dooHikeMTB2.3 mi Creekside TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Nevada Point TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Elizabethtown Meadows TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Euchre Bar Trail (11E25.2)Hike2.3 mi Stump Shot TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Overland TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Dollar Creek Shared Use PathHikeMTB2.2 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 Jackass TrailHikeMTB2.0 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 Hello KittyHike1.9 mi PowerlineHikeMTB1.8 mi False Ravine TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Palisades Trail Road1.8 mi Watson Creek TrailHikeMTB1.8 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 Ranger Smith'sHike1.5 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 Western StatesHikeMTB1.4 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 El Burro TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Riverview TrailHike1.4 mi Cedar Flat TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Owls Roost TrailHike1.4 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 Quine TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi DutchmanHikeMTB1.3 mi Hoosier BarMTB1.2 mi Culvert 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 World Cup TrailHike1.2 mi mtbMTB1.1 mi Watson Peak TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Beaver Tail TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Old Pole Creek RoadHike1.1 mi S.S. WallternateHikeMTB1.1 mi Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock North)HikeMTB1.1 mi Deep Creek Loop1.1 mi Historical Emigrant TrailHike1.1 mi Painted BearHikeMTB1.1 mi KarpielMTB1.1 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 RoundaboutHike0.9 mi Belix TrailHike0.9 mi Lower Missing LinkHikeMTB0.9 mi KB TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Pennyweight TrailHike0.9 mi AsterHikeMTB0.9 mi River StyxMTB0.9 mi SplinterHikeMTB0.8 mi Watson Creek East TrailHike0.8 mi Leprechaun TrailHike0.8 mi Lakeview Ridge TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Coffer TrailHike0.8 mi Big Spring TrailHike0.8 mi Stonewall OHVHikeMTB0.8 mi CenterHikeMTB0.8 mi Fast Eddie'sHikeMTB0.8 mi Scott Peak TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi West Side TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Kingfisher TrailHike0.8 mi Stumpy Super GHikeMTB0.8 mi Valley View SpurHikeMTB0.8 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 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 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

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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 September 24, 2026.