About hiking in Sierra County

Sierra County, California has 55 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 178 miles, an average of 3.2 miles each. The longest is Pacific Crest Trail, at 39.8 miles. 8 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Sierra County are like

By length, 17 are under a mile, 30 run 1 to 5 miles, and 8 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Cottonwood Botanical Trail, at 0.5 miles.

Of the 36 with a difficulty rating, 7 easy, 27 moderate, and 2 hard. Of the 55 with measured elevation, Pacific Crest Trail climbs the most, about 12,497 ft, and 20 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 55 hiking trails, longest first

Pacific Crest TrailHike39.8 mi North Yuba TrailHikeMTB14.1 mi Downie River TrailHikeMTB6.9 mi Lavezzola Creek TrailHikeMTB6.3 mi Haskell Peak SpurHike6.3 mi Fiddle Creek Ridge TrailHikeMTB5.5 mi Haypress Creek TrailHikeMTB5.2 mi Gold Valley Rim TrailHikeMTB5.1 mi Halls Ranch TrailHikeMTB5.0 mi Second Divide TrailHikeMTB4.5 mi Pauley Creek TrailHikeMTB4.3 mi Butcher Ranch TrailHikeMTB4.2 mi Chimney Rock TrailHikeMTB3.9 mi Big Boulder TrailHikeMTB3.6 mi Empire Creek TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi Loyalton/Boca Railroad TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi Mount Lola TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi First Divide TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi Mohawk-Chapman SpurHike3.1 mi Tamarack ConnectionHike2.8 mi Craycroft RidgeHikeMTB2.8 mi Cleveland Mine TrailHike2.7 mi Badenough Canyon TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Brown BearHikeMTB2.6 mi Saint Charles Hill TrailHike2.4 mi Sierra Buttes Lookout TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Third Divide TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Spencer Creek TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Sunrise TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Chapman Creek TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi South Bonta RoadHike1.5 mi B+L TrailHike1.5 mi Hilda Mine TrailHike1.5 mi Haskell Peak TrailHike1.5 mi County Line TrailHike1.5 mi Tahoe-Pyramid TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Oakland Pond TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Pack Saddle Loop TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Wild Plum Loop TrailHike1.0 mi Craycroft Ridge TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Cal Ida TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Mills Peak TrailHike0.9 mi South Bonta SpurHike0.9 mi Cottonwood Overlook TrailHike0.8 mi Lasier Meadow Tie TrailHike0.8 mi Secret Canyon TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Cottonwood Botanical TrailHike0.5 mi Hall's Ranch TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Gold Valley Rim Trail ConnectorHikeMTB0.4 mi Red Fir LoopHike0.4 mi Sheep Ranch Spur EHike0.4 mi Frazier Falls TrailHike0.3 mi Lucky Boy Mine TrailHike0.3 mi Haypress Creek Trail ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Chapman Creek SpurHike0.2 mi

← All Sierra 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 September 24, 2026.