Hiking trails near Oroville, California

68 official trails lie within 25 miles of Oroville — 181 miles in total, 39 rated easy and 7 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 2,834 ft; the median trail gains 307 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Bullards	14.0	846 ft	Expert	1 h 17 min · 40 mi
Hanson Bar Trail	5.0	2,834 ft	Expert	2 h 04 min · 43 mi
Feather Falls Trail	6.7	1,065 ft	Expert	58 min · 27 mi
Hanson Bar	2.9	2,182 ft	Hard	2 h 03 min · 43 mi
Mountain House	2.1	1,428 ft	Hard	50 min · 28 mi
Dome	2.4	1,533 ft	Moderate	1 h 05 min · 31 mi
Feather Falls Upper	4.4	990 ft	Hard	58 min · 27 mi
North Rim Trail	4.3	1,103 ft	Moderate	38 min · 30 mi
Check 3	1.7	1,596 ft	Hard	1 h 35 min · 39 mi
Guardian Trail	4.0	799 ft	Moderate	42 min · 27 mi
Dan Beebe Trl	4.4	428 ft	Moderate	14 min · 5 mi
Annie Bidwell Trail	4.8	563 ft	Moderate	39 min · 31 mi
French	2.6	917 ft	Moderate	1 h 31 min · 38 mi
Cnps Hike Route	3.0	547 ft	Moderate	50 min · 29 mi
Tool Bag	2.2	951 ft	Moderate	1 h 42 min · 41 mi
Potters Ravine Trl	4.8	213 ft	Moderate	23 min · 9 mi
Yahi Trail	4.2	413 ft	Moderate	41 min · 27 mi
Point Defiance Loop Trail	2.6	416 ft	Moderate	1 h 22 min · 53 mi
Cadillac Park	2.9	427 ft	Moderate	1 h 02 min · 32 mi
Middle Trail	3.2	521 ft	Moderate	44 min · 28 mi
Westside	1.9	678 ft	Moderate	1 h 53 min · 44 mi
Carey Gulch	3.4	383 ft	Moderate	56 min · 30 mi
Maslin Trail	1.3	870 ft	Moderate	40 min · 32 mi
South Rim Trail	2.1	620 ft	Moderate	42 min · 27 mi

Quick picks near Oroville

Easy and short: Dogwood Connector — 1.2 mi, rated easy, 25 mi from town
Biggest climb: Hanson Bar Trail — 2,834 ft over 5.0 mi, 24 mi from town
Longest: Brad Freeman Trl — 17.2 mi, 5 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: Feather Falls Trail to Feather Falls; Feather Falls Upper to Feather Falls

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

Viewpoints: Yuba Rim Trail to Yuba Rim Overlook

Mountain passes: Lime Saddle Trl to Lime Saddle

Nearby towns: Chico (23 mi) · Grass Valley (33 mi) · Williams (39 mi) · Rocklin (50 mi)

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