Trails Near Ponderosa, CA | Trailmonger

About trails near Ponderosa, California

34 named trails lie within about 25 miles of Ponderosa, covering 282 miles in total. 30 of them are tagged for hiking and 2 for mountain biking.

The closest is The Needles Trail, about 1.5 miles away. 24 of them lie within 10 miles of town. The longest nearby is Lion Meadow Trail, at 34.2 miles. These trails fall in Tulare County.

What the trails near Ponderosa are like

By length, 4 are under a mile, 14 run 1 to 5 miles, and 16 are 5 miles or longer. 15 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Lion Meadow Trail, at 34.2 miles.

Of the 34 with measured elevation, Lion Meadow Trail climbs the most, about 8,611 ft, and 23 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 34 trails, nearest first

The Needles TrailHikeTulare County8.2 mi Freeman Grove TrailHikeTulare County3.3 mi Freeman Creek TrailHikeTulare County3.4 mi Peppermint Falls SpurHikeTulare County0.2 mi Jerky TrailheadTulare County0.4 mi Durrwood Camp TrailHikeTulare County1.3 mi Forks of the Kern TrailHikeTulare County2.2 mi Nobe Young Creek RoadHikeTulare County0.7 mi Cedar Canyon TrailHikeTulare County18.2 mi Rincon TrailHikeMTBTulare County20.0 mi Kern River Upper TrailHikeTulare County4.9 mi Grey Meadow TrailHikeTulare County6.3 mi Round Meadow TrailHikeTulare County4.8 mi Schaeffer TrailHikeTulare County16.7 mi Elephant Knob TrailHikeTulare County0.3 mi Deep Creek TrailHikeTulare County7.9 mi Lion Meadow TrailHikeTulare County34.2 mi Sherman Pass 4x4 Extension TrailTulare County1.7 mi North Meadow Pass TrailHikeTulare County1.8 mi Sherman Pass 4x4 TrailTulare County8.6 mi Lion Meadows TrailHikeTulare County19.7 mi Doe Meadow TrailHikeTulare County23.7 mi North Meadow 4WD TrailTulare County3.1 mi Willow Meadow CutoffHikeTulare County6.1 mi Schaeffer Meadow TrailHikeTulare County3.5 mi Sherman Peak TrailHikeMTBTulare County2.3 mi Sherman Pass TrailHikeTulare County1.8 mi Hole in the Ground TrailHikeTulare County7.5 mi Kern Flat TrailHikeTulare County18.7 mi Painter Camp TrailHikeTulare County2.8 mi Manzanita Knob TrailHikeTulare County1.5 mi Black Rock to Kern River TrailHikeTulare County13.8 mi Sidehill Meadow TrailHikeTulare County13.0 mi Right Stringer TrailHikeTulare County19.0 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.