Hiking trails near Chico, California

61 official trails lie within 25 miles of Chico — 172 miles in total, 34 rated easy and 5 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 1,936 ft; the median trail gains 313 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Lassen Trail	10.6	1,443 ft	Expert	1 h 16 min · 35 mi
Grahams Pinery/Devils Den Ishi	4.0	1,936 ft	Hard	1 h 37 min · 31 mi
Moak Trail	5.6	826 ft	Hard	1 h 43 min · 33 mi
Deer Creek Ishi	5.5	557 ft	Hard	1 h 39 min · 32 mi
North Rim Trail	4.3	1,103 ft	Moderate	14 min · 8 mi
Check 3	1.7	1,596 ft	Hard	1 h 46 min · 46 mi
Deep Hole Tie Ishi	1.9	1,456 ft	Moderate	1 h 51 min · 34 mi
Guardian Trail	4.0	799 ft	Moderate	16 min · 5 mi
Dan Beebe Trl	4.4	428 ft	Moderate	40 min · 27 mi
Graham Trail	2.2	1,066 ft	Moderate	1 h 42 min · 33 mi
Annie Bidwell Trail	4.8	563 ft	Moderate	16 min · 10 mi
French	2.6	917 ft	Moderate	2 h 00 min · 61 mi
Tool Bag	2.2	951 ft	Moderate	2 h 01 min · 50 mi
Potters Ravine Trl	4.8	213 ft	Moderate	51 min · 31 mi
Yahi Trail	4.2	413 ft	Moderate	10 min · 3 mi
Buena Vista Trail Ishi	2.6	648 ft	Moderate	1 h 52 min · 34 mi
Cadillac Park	2.9	427 ft	Moderate	1 h 12 min · 38 mi
Middle Trail	3.2	521 ft	Moderate	18 min · 5 mi
Westside	1.9	678 ft	Moderate	2 h 12 min · 52 mi
Maslin Trail	1.3	870 ft	Moderate	16 min · 11 mi
South Rim Trail	2.1	620 ft	Moderate	11 min · 3 mi
Brad Freeman Trail	4.2	148 ft	Moderate	40 min · 27 mi
North Fork	4.5	73 ft	Moderate	43 min · 26 mi
Ten Mile House Trail	1.2	717 ft	Moderate	15 min · 10 mi

Quick picks near Chico

Easy and short: Dogwood Connector — 1.2 mi, rated easy, 21 mi from town
Biggest climb: Grahams Pinery/Devils Den Ishi — 1,936 ft over 4.0 mi, 22 mi from town
Longest: Brad Freeman Trl — 17.2 mi, 19 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Dan Beebe Trl to Sycamore Hill; Westside to Hungary Hunt Peak

Lakes: Dan Beebe Trl to Thermalito Diversion Pool; Brad Freeman Trail to Thermalito Diversion Pool; PAC Lake Trail to Packer Lake; COD Main Trail and Loop to Packer Lake

Mountain passes: Lassen Trail to The Narrows; Lime Saddle Trl to Lime Saddle

Nearby towns: Oroville (23 mi) · Red Bluff (36 mi) · Williams (45 mi) · Grass Valley (55 mi)

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