Hiking trails near Paso Robles, California

54 official trails lie within 25 miles of Paso Robles — 118 miles in total, 32 rated easy and 6 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 1,562 ft; the median trail gains 312 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Lopez Canyon	6.8	1,499 ft	Hard	1 h 46 min · 34 mi
Cerro Alto Loop	5.0	695 ft	Expert	36 min · 23 mi
Falcon Trail	5.7	713 ft	Hard	51 min · 33 mi
Fernandez	4.5	1,090 ft	Hard	1 h 26 min · 34 mi
Powerline	3.2	1,562 ft	Hard	1 h 14 min · 38 mi
Black Mountain	3.1	1,248 ft	Moderate	1 h 19 min · 33 mi
Reservoir Canyon Trail	2.5	1,304 ft	Moderate	47 min · 32 mi
Wilson Canyon	3.9	752 ft	Moderate	1 h 02 min · 38 mi
Pick And Shovel	2.6	1,103 ft	Moderate	1 h 14 min · 41 mi
Calf Canyon Truck Trail	4.2	679 ft	Moderate	42 min · 30 mi
Reservoir Canyon Summit Trail	1.8	1,047 ft	Moderate	44 min · 31 mi
What Trail	2.0	961 ft	Moderate	1 h 07 min · 40 mi
Tower Trail	1.0	1,218 ft	Hard	37 min · 29 mi
Dairy Creek Single Track	1.7	829 ft	Moderate	1 h 03 min · 39 mi
Botanical	1.3	944 ft	Moderate	42 min · 27 mi
Trinidad	1.9	667 ft	Moderate	1 h 06 min · 39 mi
Alpha 38	1.1	920 ft	Moderate	1 h 09 min · 40 mi
Crespi Trl	2.2	303 ft	Moderate	52 min · 34 mi
Grey Pine Trail	2.2	297 ft	Moderate	55 min · 34 mi
Morning Glory	1.6	555 ft	Easy	1 h 17 min · 41 mi
Roller Coaster/Tunnel 10 Truck Trail	1.5	505 ft	Easy	37 min · 25 mi
Lemon Grove Loop	2.1	366 ft	Easy	39 min · 31 mi
Forest Route 29S07	2.3	247 ft	Easy	47 min · 21 mi
Golf Course Path	2.3	188 ft	Easy	47 min · 31 mi

Quick picks near Paso Robles

Easy and short: Morning Glory — 1.6 mi, rated easy, 19 mi from town
Biggest climb: Powerline — 1,562 ft over 3.2 mi, 18 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Cerro Alto Loop to Cerro Alto; Black Mountain to Black Mountain; Black Hill Trl to Black Hill

Viewpoints: Elfin Forest Trail to Bush Lupine Point

Springs: Lopez Canyon to Sulphur Pots; Black Mountain to Milkcan Spring

Trail guides near Paso Robles

Dune Lakes — 6.7 mi, 67 ft climb · 38 mi away

Nearby towns: San Luis Obispo (25 mi) · Santa Maria (49 mi) · Soledad (67 mi) · Solvang (77 mi)

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