About hiking in Plumas County

Plumas County, California has 91 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 318 miles, an average of 3.5 miles each. The longest is PCT - California Section M, at 62.8 miles. 15 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Plumas County are like

By length, 35 are under a mile, 41 run 1 to 5 miles, and 15 are 5 miles or longer. 8 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Drake Lake Trail, at 7.9 miles.

Of the 51 with a difficulty rating, 3 easy, 37 moderate, and 11 hard. Of the 91 with measured elevation, PCT - California Section M climbs the most, about 34,852 ft, and 18 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 91 hiking trails, longest first

PCT - California Section MHike62.8 mi Pacific Crest TrailHike51.3 mi Almanor Recreation TrailHike10.9 mi Mount Hough TrailHikeMTB10.0 mi Mill Creek TrailHike9.1 mi Drake Lake TrailHike7.9 mi Tollgate TrailHikeMTB7.6 mi Blue Lake TrailHike7.4 mi Beckwourth Peak TrailHikeMTB7.4 mi 25N05HikeMTB7.1 mi Quincy Taylorsville ConnectorHikeMTB6.3 mi Mills Peak TrailHikeMTB5.9 mi Indian Falls RidgeHikeMTB5.5 mi Taylor Creek TrailHikeMTB5.3 mi Cascade TrailHikeMTB5.2 mi Chandler TrailHikeMTB4.8 mi Right Hand Branch Mill Creek TrailHike4.5 mi Bucks Creek Loop TrailHikeMTB4.2 mi Mount Elwell Peak TrailHikeMTB4.0 mi Long Lake TrailHikeMTB4.0 mi Jamison Creek TrailHikeMTB3.6 mi Terminal Geyser TrailHike3.4 mi Devil's Kitchen TrailHike3.3 mi Buzzards Roost Ridge (historic trail)HikeMTB3.0 mi Indian Falls Ridge 2HikeMTB2.7 mi Smith Lake TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Flume TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Round Lake TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Eureka Peak TrailHike2.2 mi Berry Creek TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Butterfly Valley Interpretive TrailHike2.2 mi Silver Lake TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Lake Davis TrailHike1.8 mi MonumentHikeMTB1.8 mi King's Crossing TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Gray Eagle Creek TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Bear Lakes Loop TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Gold Lake TrailHike1.6 mi Ridge TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Spanish Ridge TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Boiling Springs Lake TrailHike1.5 mi Twin Meadows TrailHike1.5 mi Smith Creek TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Frazier Creek TrailHike1.4 mi Mount Harkness Lookout TrailHike1.4 mi Mount Washington TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Mud Lake TrailHike1.4 mi Spanish Traverse TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Phil's LoopHike1.3 mi Madora Lake Loop TrailHike1.2 mi Campground-Museum TrailHike1.2 mi Lower Mills Peak TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi PlatformHikeMTB1.2 mi Monument Peak TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Huffle-berry TrailHike1.1 mi Deer TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Smith / Gray Eagle Connector TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Wades/Jamison Lake ConnectorHikeMTB1.0 mi LaserHikeMTB1.0 mi Long Lake ConnectorHikeMTB0.9 mi Indian Springs TrailHike0.9 mi Lily Lake TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Granite Gap TrailHike0.9 mi Jamison Lake TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Kelly Camp TrailHike0.8 mi Bachs Ridge Trail (historic)Hike0.8 mi Paul Richardson TrailHike0.8 mi Grassy Lake TrailHike0.8 mi FirelineHikeMTB0.7 mi Howells RoadHike0.7 mi Five Peaks TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Botanical TrailHike0.6 mi Berry Creek ConnectorHikeMTB0.6 mi Three Lakes TrailHike0.6 mi Dream Lake TrailHike0.5 mi Bear Lakes ConnectorHikeMTB0.5 mi Tollgate ConnectorHikeMTB0.4 mi Campground ConnectorHike0.4 mi Eastside Wetlands TrailHike0.4 mi Bear CubHikeMTB0.4 mi Fern Falls TrailHike0.4 mi Spanish Peak TrailHike0.4 mi Bluff TrailHike0.3 mi Jeffrey TrailHike0.3 mi Bear Lakes LoopHikeMTB0.3 mi Mount Hough Summit ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Camp Fleischmann Main TrailHike0.3 mi Rock Lake TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi John Fremont Parking Lot TrailHike0.2 mi West Lake TrailHike0.2 mi The Ridge TrailHike0.2 mi

← All Plumas 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.