Hiking trails near Galt, California

36 official trails lie within 25 miles of Galt — 120 miles in total, 34 rated easy and 1 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 1,046 ft; the median trail gains 17 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Mokelumne Coast to Crest Trail	20.0	1,046 ft	Expert	1 h 06 min · 36 mi
American River Bike Trail	22.7	106 ft	Easy	36 min · 27 mi
Folsom South Canal	12.8	31 ft	Easy	42 min · 32 mi
Howard Ranch Trail	5.0	58 ft	Easy	36 min · 16 mi
Del Rio Trail	5.1	28 ft	Easy	33 min · 24 mi
Quartz Trail	1.2	87 ft	Easy	53 min · 31 mi
Levee Path	1.8	19 ft	Easy	30 min · 25 mi
Calaveras River Bike Ph	1.7	14 ft	Easy	33 min · 23 mi
Cobble Loop	1.4	45 ft	Easy	55 min · 31 mi
Sacramento Northern Bike Trail	1.2	32 ft	Easy	35 min · 26 mi
Calaveras River Bike Path	2.6	14 ft	Easy	31 min · 23 mi
Sluice Box Trail	1.4	44 ft	Easy	55 min · 31 mi
Mather Heritage Trail	1.2	28 ft	Easy	34 min · 24 mi
Dan Gorfain Trail	1.1	22 ft	Easy	29 min · 20 mi
Bear Creek Bike Path	2.5	14 ft	Easy	31 min · 21 mi
March Lane Bike Path	2.4	13 ft	Easy	35 min · 25 mi
Lodi Lake Wilderness Trail	1.6	15 ft	Easy	17 min · 11 mi
Campground Loop Trl	1.3	27 ft	Easy	53 min · 36 mi
Two Rivers Bike Trail	1.8	15 ft	Easy	35 min · 26 mi
Anatolia Bike Trail	1.0	13 ft	Easy	34 min · 23 mi
American River Bike Trail (Levee)	2.0	12 ft	Easy	35 min · 24 mi
American River Levee Path	1.4	8 ft	Easy	35 min · 24 mi
Pixley Slough Bike Path	1.2	6 ft	Easy	31 min · 21 mi
Miwok Trail	1.3	3 ft	Easy	31 min · 22 mi

Quick picks near Galt

Easy and short: Howard Ranch Trail — 5.0 mi, rated easy, 12 mi from town
Biggest climb: Mokelumne Coast to Crest Trail — 1,046 ft over 20.0 mi, 23 mi from town
Longest: American River Bike Trail — 22.7 mi, 25 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Calaveras River Bike Ph to Lake Venezia; Campground Loop Trl to Threemile Slough

Trail guides near Galt

American River Bike Path — 9.5 mi, 409 ft climb · 26 mi away

Nearby towns: Stockton (20 mi) · Ione (20 mi) · Sacramento (23 mi) · Antioch (34 mi)

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