About mountain biking in Sierra County

Sierra County, California has 34 named trails tagged for mountain biking, covering 109 miles, an average of 3.2 miles each. The longest is North Yuba Trail, at 14.1 miles. 6 run 5 miles or longer.

What the mountain biking trails in Sierra County are like

By length, 6 are under a mile, 22 run 1 to 5 miles, and 6 are 5 miles or longer.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 5 easy, 27 moderate, and 2 hard. Of the 34 with measured elevation, North Yuba Trail climbs the most, about 9,523 ft, and 13 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 34 mountain biking trails, longest first

North Yuba TrailHikeMTB14.1 mi Downie River TrailHikeMTB6.9 mi Lavezzola Creek TrailHikeMTB6.3 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 Craycroft RidgeHikeMTB2.8 mi Badenough Canyon TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Brown BearHikeMTB2.6 mi Sierra Buttes Lookout TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Third Divide TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Third DivideMTB2.1 mi Spencer Creek TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Sunrise TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Chapman Creek TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Tahoe-Pyramid TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Oakland Pond TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Pack Saddle Loop TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Craycroft Ridge TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Cal Ida TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Secret Canyon TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Hall's Ranch TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Gold Valley Rim Trail ConnectorHikeMTB0.4 mi Haypress Creek Trail ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 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.