Top Recommended Hiking Routes
near Grass Valley, California
Grass Valley, California
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Mount Tallac
9.9 mi 16.0 km • 3,266' Up 995.6 m Up • 3,266' Down 995.58 m Down

Echo Lakes to Lake Aloha
12.8 mi 20.7 km • 1,434' Up 437.09 m Up • 1,436' Down 437.71 m Down

Rubicon Trail Out and Back
12.3 mi 19.8 km • 1,215' Up 370.33 m Up • 1,214' Down 370.16 m Down

Stevens Trail
7.7 mi 12.4 km • 1,275' Up 388.71 m Up • 1,276' Down 388.84 m Down

Pyramid Peak - Rocky Canyon Trail
6.5 mi 10.5 km • 3,915' Up 1193.24 m Up • 3,913' Down 1192.8 m Down

Stebbins Cold Canyon Loop
5.1 mi 8.2 km • 1,413' Up 430.73 m Up • 1,409' Down 429.51 m Down

Horsetail Falls
3.3 mi 5.3 km • 646' Up 196.81 m Up • 645' Down 196.71 m Down

Hunter Creek Trail
6.0 mi 9.6 km • 1,175' Up 358.06 m Up • 1,174' Down 357.9 m Down

Mt. Judah Loop
5.6 mi 9.1 km • 1,228' Up 374.37 m Up • 1,227' Down 374.11 m Down

Mt. Rose Summit Trail
10.1 mi 16.2 km • 2,109' Up 642.78 m Up • 2,108' Down 642.57 m Down

Ralston Peak
5.7 mi 9.1 km • 2,560' Up 780.34 m Up • 2,560' Down 780.18 m Down

Rubicon Peak
3.6 mi 5.9 km • 2,087' Up 636.21 m Up • 2,085' Down 635.65 m Down

Loch Leven Trail
7.8 mi 12.5 km • 1,474' Up 449.2 m Up • 1,474' Down 449.27 m Down

Shirley Canyon Trail
5.8 mi 9.4 km • 1,899' Up 578.74 m Up • 1,898' Down 578.66 m Down

Castle Peak Summit
5.9 mi 9.5 km • 1,768' Up 538.81 m Up • 1,768' Down 538.89 m Down

Spooner Lake to Tunnel Creek Station
13.9 mi 22.3 km • 1,337' Up 407.54 m Up • 1,961' Down 597.85 m Down

Cronan Ranch Loop
6.2 mi 10.1 km • 771' Up 234.94 m Up • 760' Down 231.53 m Down

Round Top Loop
6.9 mi 11.2 km • 2,162' Up 658.89 m Up • 2,162' Down 658.97 m Down

Chickadee Ridge
4.5 mi 7.2 km • 507' Up 154.4 m Up • 507' Down 154.56 m Down

PCT: Echo Lake to Interstate 80 (Donner Summit)
65.2 mi 104.9 km • 9,230' Up 2813.17 m Up • 9,462' Down 2884.04 m Down

Sierra Buttes
4.8 mi 7.7 km • 1,494' Up 455.26 m Up • 1,493' Down 454.95 m Down

Glen Alpine to Lake Aloha Out and Back
11.9 mi 19.2 km • 1,845' Up 562.29 m Up • 1,845' Down 562.22 m Down

Thunder Mountain
7.9 mi 12.8 km • 1,858' Up 566.35 m Up • 1,858' Down 566.26 m Down

Maggie's Peak
4.0 mi 6.4 km • 1,657' Up 505.05 m Up • 1,656' Down 504.66 m Down

Daggetts Loop and Castle Rock
7.7 mi 12.3 km • 1,475' Up 449.46 m Up • 1,472' Down 448.61 m Down

PCT: Sonora Pass to Echo Lake
75.9 mi 122.2 km • 11,474' Up 3497.4 m Up • 13,690' Down 4172.61 m Down

Ebbetts Pass to Carson Pass
29.0 mi 46.6 km • 4,310' Up 1313.65 m Up • 4,446' Down 1355.22 m Down

Tour de Table Mountain - Phantom Falls Loop
6.9 mi 11.1 km • 783' Up 238.69 m Up • 783' Down 238.51 m Down