United States

California Trails

Browse 16,950 named hiking and mountain biking trails across California, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.

16,950
Named trails
41,540 mi
Total length
58
Counties
14,237
Hiking
5,506
Mountain biking
7,039
Campsites
1,960
Boat launches
1,586
Waterfalls
Outline map of California

About trails in California

California has 16,950 named trails mapped across 58 counties, covering 41,540 miles in total, an average of 2.5 miles per trail. 14,237 of them are tagged for hiking and 5,506 for mountain biking.

The largest networks are Los Angeles County (1,559 trails), San Diego County (988 trails), and Santa Clara County (756 trails). The longest single trail in the state is bicycle in Santa Cruz County, at 399 miles. Across California the map also carries 1,500 trailheads, 7,039 campsites, 1,586 waterfalls, 1,960 boat launches, and 99 rapids.

Top trails in California

Browse by county

Alameda County
449 trails · 874 mi
Alpine County
161 trails · 655 mi
Amador County
24 trails · 62.7 mi
Butte County
45 trails · 80.0 mi
Calaveras County
60 trails · 165 mi
Colusa County
97 trails · 179 mi
Contra Costa County
661 trails · 1,069 mi
Del Norte County
86 trails · 209 mi
El Dorado County
415 trails · 744 mi
Fresno County
321 trails · 2,170 mi
Glenn County
193 trails · 244 mi
Humboldt County
353 trails · 822 mi
Imperial County
39 trails · 92.7 mi
Inyo County
210 trails · 731 mi
Kern County
209 trails · 596 mi
Lake County
295 trails · 477 mi
Lassen County
38 trails · 454 mi
Los Angeles County
1,559 trails · 3,681 mi
Madera County
182 trails · 654 mi
Marin County
578 trails · 913 mi
Mariposa County
128 trails · 462 mi
Mendocino County
290 trails · 351 mi
Merced County
29 trails · 36.1 mi
Modoc County
33 trails · 113 mi
Mono County
298 trails · 802 mi
Monterey County
369 trails · 1,067 mi
Napa County
222 trails · 287 mi
Nevada County
277 trails · 551 mi
Orange County
655 trails · 1,050 mi
Placer County
493 trails · 1,044 mi
Plumas County
108 trails · 371 mi
Riverside County
511 trails · 1,163 mi
Sacramento County
154 trails · 388 mi
San Benito County
65 trails · 73.5 mi
San Bernardino County
732 trails · 2,140 mi
San Diego County
988 trails · 2,062 mi
San Francisco County
129 trails · 123 mi
San Joaquin County
49 trails · 57.6 mi
San Luis Obispo County
494 trails · 630 mi
San Mateo County
498 trails · 778 mi
Santa Barbara County
310 trails · 903 mi
Santa Clara County
756 trails · 1,917 mi
Santa Cruz County
544 trails · 1,409 mi
Shasta County
215 trails · 708 mi
Sierra County
72 trails · 224 mi
Siskiyou County
442 trails · 1,546 mi
Solano County
106 trails · 115 mi
Sonoma County
385 trails · 476 mi
Stanislaus County
55 trails · 123 mi
Sutter County
8 trails · 4.7 mi
Tehama County
195 trails · 482 mi
Trinity County
336 trails · 1,059 mi
Tulare County
323 trails · 2,550 mi
Tuolumne County
147 trails · 552 mi
Ventura County
495 trails · 951 mi
Yolo County
36 trails · 48.6 mi
Yuba County
26 trails · 49.0 mi

Trails by town

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt .