About hiking in Placer County

Placer County, California has 419 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 953 miles, an average of 2.3 miles each. The longest is Western States 100 Endurance Run, at 80.4 miles. 32 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Placer County are like

By length, 230 are under a mile, 157 run 1 to 5 miles, and 32 are 5 miles or longer. 16 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Loop 6, at 15.4 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 144 easy, 219 moderate, and 56 hard. Of the 412 with measured elevation, Western States 100 Endurance Run climbs the most, about 38,535 ft, and 47 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Hiking Trails — page 1 of 2

Western States 100 Endurance RunHike80.4 mi Western States TrailHikeMTB54.0 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 Historic Western States TrailHike9.0 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 Mumford Bar TrailHikeMTB6.5 mi Sugar Pine Mountain TrailHike6.5 mi Palisades Creek TrailHikeMTB6.3 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 TrailHikeMTB4.1 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 Pine MartenHikeMTB3.6 mi Happy Face TrailHikeMTB3.5 mi Perimeter TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Cedar Flat TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi Hell Hole Trail upperHike3.3 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 Palisade Creek TrailHike2.9 mi Serpentine(Loop 4)Hike2.9 mi Grey TrailHike2.9 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 BobblesHikeMTB2.6 mi Five Lakes TrailHike2.6 mi Kings Beach TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Yogi BearHike2.6 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 TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Thunder Mountain TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Deer Creek TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Ellis Peak TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Hellman WayHike2.4 mi Todd's Valley TrailHike2.3 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 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 Dollar Creek Shared Use PathHikeMTB2.2 mi Emigrant TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Beacroft Trail (13E27)Hike2.2 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 Cherry Point TrailHike2.0 mi Overflow TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Olympic Valley Bike TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Scott Peak RoadHikeMTB2.0 mi Bear Creek TrailHikeMTB2.0 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 Clementine TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Old French Meadows RoadHike1.8 mi Confluence TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Kaspian Rim TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Siberia Basin Loop TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Angry BearHikeMTB1.7 mi OTB TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Lor AxeHike1.7 mi Sawmill RoadHikeMTB1.7 mi Laurel Canyon TrailHike1.7 mi Pleasant Grove Creek Trail (south branch)HikeMTB1.7 mi Greyhorse TrailHike1.7 mi Golden Eagle LoopHikeMTB1.7 mi Jedi TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Back Cut TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Mears Lake Valley TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Blackwood Creek TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Power Line TrailHike1.6 mi Robie Point Fuel Break TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Fuel Break TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Trail 5-6HikeMTB1.5 mi Bobcat Run TrailHike1.5 mi RanchHikeMTB1.5 mi Uti FlatHikeMTB1.5 mi Hell Hole Trail lowerHike1.5 mi Coyote Creek TrailHike1.5 mi TimberlineHike1.5 mi Point Mariah TrailHikeMTB1.5 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 Little Rubicon (Tie 3-1)Hike1.4 mi Ward Creek TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Riverview TrailHike1.4 mi Owls Roost TrailHike1.4 mi El BurroHikeMTB1.4 mi JP's TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Miners Ravine TrailHike1.3 mi Antelope Creek TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi JellystoneHike1.3 mi Bear Trap ConnectorHikeMTB1.3 mi Indian Creek TrailHike1.3 mi Salmon Lake TrailHike1.3 mi Hong Kong PhooeyHikeMTB1.3 mi Ranger Smith'sHike1.3 mi Quine TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi DutchmanHikeMTB1.3 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 TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Beaver Tail TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Old Pole Creek RoadHike1.1 mi Historical Emigrant TrailHike1.1 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 MuttleyHikeMTB1.1 mi Bike path next to Washington BLVDHikeMTB1.1 mi Timber Cruise TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Slide Point TrailHike1.1 mi Ridgeline Nature LoopHikeMTB1.1 mi Granlibakken Wilderness TrailHike1.0 mi Seven Pools LoopHikeMTB1.0 mi South Legacy WayHikeMTB1.0 mi Old Tram Road TrailHike1.0 mi Rowton Peak TrailHike1.0 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 OcelotHikeMTB1.0 mi Wagon TrainHike1.0 mi Cooper's Hawk TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Dry Creek GreenwayHikeMTB1.0 mi Flume TrailHike1.0 mi Lloyd's RidgeHikeMTB0.9 mi Tie 3-6HikeMTB0.9 mi Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop TrailHikeMTB0.9 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 Pink BearHike0.9 mi Belix TrailHike0.9 mi KB TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Pennyweight TrailHike0.9 mi AsterHikeMTB0.9 mi Tahoe Rim Trail (Fire and Ice)HikeMTB0.9 mi SplinterHikeMTB0.9 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 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 Poppy TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Canyon View TrailHike0.7 mi Black Oak TrailHike0.7 mi PalisadeHike0.7 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 Cardiac TrailHike0.7 mi Lower Lakeview TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Flood Road TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Whale Rock TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi SpringboardHikeMTB0.7 mi Gold Finch TrailHikeMTB0.7 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 TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Wood Splitter Jump TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Northstar Service Road 705Hike0.6 mi Noonchester MineHikeMTB0.6 mi Seven Pools VistaHikeMTB0.6 mi Stonewall TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Eagle Rock TrailHike0.6 mi Placer Grove TrailHike0.6 mi High Camp to Emigrant RidgeHike0.6 mi Hidden Falls Access TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Compass Skills Upper LoopHikeMTB0.6 mi Tamaroo Bar TrailHike0.6 mi Deer TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Sugar Pine/ Stanford Rock ConnectorHikeMTB0.6 mi Sierra Canyon Creek TrailHike0.6 mi Shale TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Stanford Rock Summit TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi SpaghettiHike0.6 mi Olive Orchard TrailHike0.6 mi Burton Creek SingletrackHikeMTB0.6 mi Elderberry TrailHike0.6 mi Chicken Hawk ConnectorHikeMTB0.6 mi High WaterHikeMTB0.6 mi Fountain Hill TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Oakwood Valley TrailHike0.5 mi Upper Stage Coach TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Joiner Park LoopHikeMTB0.5 mi Great Egret TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi WhoopsHike0.5 mi Mossy Rock TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Thunder MountainHike0.5 mi Vista oaks trailHikeMTB0.5 mi Meadow Vista TrailHike0.5 mi Blue PipeHike0.5 mi Wild Turkey TrailHike0.5 mi Overlook TrailHike0.5 mi Bench Lookout ClimbHikeMTB0.5 mi Great Ski Race Trail ConnectorHikeMTB0.5 mi Bridle Path TrailHike0.5 mi Deborah's DelightHike0.5 mi New JediHikeMTB0.5 mi Contour TrailHike0.5 mi Hewlett Rim TrailHike0.5 mi Spinal TapHike0.5 mi Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek)Hike0.5 mi Claim Jumper Bike RouteHikeMTB0.5 mi Lake Ridge TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Del Mar TrailHike0.5 mi

← All Placer 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 25, 2026.