114 official trails lie within 25 miles of Clearlake — 286 miles in total, 52 rated easy and 18 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 2,686 ft; the median trail gains 524 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | Drive from town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love Lady | 9.1 | 2,252 ft | Expert | 2 h 17 min · 43 mi |
| Forest Route 15N10 | 8.9 | 1,680 ft | Expert | 55 min · 28 mi |
| Fence Line | 8.2 | 2,224 ft | Expert | 2 h 35 min · 47 mi |
| Sullivan | 5.3 | 2,686 ft | Expert | 2 h 16 min · 80 mi |
| Cracker Box | 5.1 | 2,351 ft | Hard | 2 h 42 min · 93 mi |
| Mount Saint Helena Trail | 5.4 | 2,158 ft | Hard | 42 min · 28 mi |
| Deer Valley | 7.9 | 874 ft | Expert | 1 h 36 min · 40 mi |
| Brushy Sky High Trail | 4.6 | 2,110 ft | Hard | 33 min · 14 mi |
| Miner Ridge | 4.8 | 1,556 ft | Hard | 3 h 03 min · 101 mi |
| Blue Ridge Trail North | 3.5 | 2,289 ft | Hard | 48 min · 32 mi |
| Lady Bug | 5.6 | 1,447 ft | Hard | 2 h 30 min · 47 mi |
| Letts Ridge | 3.5 | 2,178 ft | Hard | 2 h 42 min · 94 mi |
| Long Canyon Trail | 7.8 | 1,269 ft | Hard | 58 min · 27 mi |
| Cache Creek Ridge Trail | 8.0 | 586 ft | Hard | 27 min · 19 mi |
| Oat Hill Mine Trail | 5.5 | 1,041 ft | Hard | 1 h 22 min · 38 mi |
| Old Fire Trail | 2.1 | 1,994 ft | Hard | 53 min · 31 mi |
| Little Sullivan | 4.1 | 870 ft | Hard | 2 h 26 min · 81 mi |
| Sullivan Bridge | 1.5 | 2,012 ft | Hard | 2 h 16 min · 80 mi |
| Evans Peak Trail | 3.0 | 1,323 ft | Moderate | 55 min · 20 mi |
| Green Flat | 2.7 | 1,270 ft | Moderate | 2 h 36 min · 47 mi |
| Palisades Trail | 3.7 | 759 ft | Moderate | 44 min · 29 mi |
| Big Ridge | 2.3 | 1,252 ft | Moderate | 2 h 01 min · 46 mi |
| North Trough | 3.3 | 667 ft | Moderate | 2 h 48 min · 51 mi |
| Forest Route 16N43 | 3.1 | 897 ft | Moderate | 1 h 09 min · 28 mi |
Summits: Love Lady to Pacific Point; Mount Saint Helena Trail to Mount Saint Helena; Brushy Sky High Trail to Brushy Sky High; Oat Hill Mine Trail to Bald Hill
Lakes: Lake Trail to Highland Springs Reservoir; Letts Lake Loop to Upper Letts Lake
Rock formations: Forest Route 15N10 to Telegraph Rock; Mount Saint Helena Trail to Hole in the Rock
Springs: Forest Route 15N10 to Sulphur Spring; Deer Valley to Rabbit Glade Spring; Oat Hill Mine Trail to Maple Spring; Forest Route 17N11 to Madrone Spring
Nearby towns: Cloverdale (23 mi) · Williams (30 mi) · Ukiah (33 mi) · Santa Rosa (36 mi)
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