Top Rated Hiking Trails
near Rancho Murieta, California
Rancho Murieta, California
Recommended Routes, Photos, & More
![Yosemite Falls with Half Dome in the background.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7004881_smallMed_1554310989.jpg?cache=1739599521)
Upper Yosemite Falls
3.0 mi 4.9 km • 2,758' Up 840.52 m Up • 195' Down 59.46 m Down
![Muir Woods](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7006233_smallMed_1554320295.jpg?cache=1738994655)
Dipsea Trail
6.6 mi 10.6 km • 1,539' Up 468.95 m Up • 1,980' Down 603.52 m Down
![Yosemite Valley](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7006729_smallMed_1554321352.jpg?cache=1739599579)
Pohono Trail
12.9 mi 20.7 km • 1,874' Up 571.26 m Up • 4,736' Down 1443.49 m Down
![Jakes Peak from the snowy side of Maggies Peaks](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7040862_smallMed_1555103112.jpg?cache=1738995526)
Eagle Falls Trail
2.5 mi 4.0 km • 1,649' Up 502.69 m Up • 47' Down 14.39 m Down
![Microtus montanus](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7082213_smallMed_1644340747.jpg?cache=1739601728)
Lewis Creek Trail
2.9 mi 4.6 km • 905' Up 275.82 m Up • 118' Down 35.83 m Down
![Calm and peaceful.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7009451_smallMed_1554396494.jpg?cache=1739599655)
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne
16.5 mi 26.5 km • 3,905' Up 1190.12 m Up • 2,624' Down 799.81 m Down
![Coastal view](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7056101_smallMed_1555710749.jpg?cache=1738995969)
Whittemore Gulch Trail
2.4 mi 3.9 km • 7' Up 2.11 m Up • 1,127' Down 343.59 m Down
![Summit Trail](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7039247_smallMed_1555090805.jpg?cache=1738995480)
Summit Trail
6.2 mi 10.0 km • 3,105' Up 946.31 m Up • 44' Down 13.27 m Down
![View of Mt. Diablo in the distance](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7049100_smallMed_1555540650.jpg?cache=1738995765)
Huckleberry Path
2.4 mi 3.8 km • 361' Up 110.14 m Up • 429' Down 130.79 m Down
![Looking out at Cascade Lake and Lake Tahoe shortly before sunset.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7046108_smallMed_1555533988.jpg?cache=1739600623)
Cascade Falls Trail
0.7 mi 1.1 km • 70' Up 21.26 m Up • 142' Down 43.32 m Down
![Northward bound backpacker taking in the view with his morning snack.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7011872_smallMed_1554560154.jpg?cache=1738994809)
Pirates Cove Trail
1.5 mi 2.4 km • 468' Up 142.65 m Up • 307' Down 93.63 m Down
![The mighty Merced River.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7003975_smallMed_1554236097.jpg?cache=1739599494)
Valley Loop Trail
17.0 mi 27.4 km • 869' Up 264.85 m Up • 868' Down 264.56 m Down
![Lembert Dome and the Tuolumne River](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7006767_smallMed_1554321427.jpg?cache=1738994670)
PCT: Tuolumne Meadow to Sonora Pass
74.8 mi 120.3 km • 13,971' Up 4258.21 m Up • 12,908' Down 3934.21 m Down
![View of Donner Lake from the top of Glacier Way trail](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7047369_smallMed_1555536919.jpg?cache=1738995714)
DLRT (Donner Lake Rim Trail): Castle Valley to Donner Ridge
7.8 mi 12.5 km • 1,102' Up 335.85 m Up • 991' Down 301.93 m Down
![Viewpoint from Eagle Peak.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7008964_smallMed_1554395528.jpg?cache=1739599643)
Eagle Peak Trail
0.6 mi 0.9 km • 357' Up 108.72 m Up • 1' Down 0.28 m Down
![Another view of the lighthouse bridge](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7008584_smallMed_1554325074.jpg?cache=1738994719)
Point Bonita Trail
0.5 mi 0.9 km • 9' Up 2.8 m Up • 104' Down 31.67 m Down
![Open meadow at the top of the first climb.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7075910_smallMed_1609229850.jpg?cache=1738996563)
Los Trancos Trail
8.2 mi 13.1 km • 1,824' Up 556.04 m Up • 1,821' Down 554.97 m Down
![North Peak in the clouds seen from the Eagle Peak Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7040736_smallMed_1555094402.jpg?cache=1739600462)
Eagle Peak Trail
2.8 mi 4.5 km • 1,728' Up 526.63 m Up • 196' Down 59.61 m Down
![Star Lake](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7002065_smallMed_1554220209.jpg?cache=1738994534)
Star Lake Trail
4.9 mi 7.9 km • 1,379' Up 420.17 m Up • 7' Down 2.09 m Down
![A view that could never get old](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7006771_smallMed_1562174684.jpg?cache=1738994670)
Marlette Flume Trail
4.4 mi 7.1 km • 131' Up 39.81 m Up • 227' Down 69.1 m Down
![Ash Canyon Creek bridge during the 2015 Carson Canyons Half Marathon.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7002228_smallMed_1554225546.jpg?cache=1738994539)
Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail
7.1 mi 11.4 km • 1,209' Up 368.58 m Up • 707' Down 215.43 m Down
![The perfect outdoor classroom.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7012633_smallMed_1554821499.jpg?cache=1738994825)
Coastal Trail
1.9 mi 3.1 km • 958' Up 292.04 m Up • 41' Down 12.62 m Down