Hiking trails near Patterson, California

46 official trails lie within 25 miles of Patterson — 112 miles in total, 24 rated easy and 4 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 1,944 ft; the median trail gains 427 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Mount Stakes Trl	2.9	1,944 ft	Hard	2 h 04 min · 36 mi
Robinson Creek Trl	5.6	791 ft	Hard	1 h 43 min · 41 mi
Murphy Trl	1.8	1,497 ft	Moderate	2 h 17 min · 39 mi
Nn026	1.5	1,474 ft	Hard	1 h 29 min · 38 mi
Hartman Trl	2.1	1,035 ft	Moderate	2 h 15 min · 39 mi
Robinson Mountain Trl	1.5	1,351 ft	Moderate	2 h 17 min · 39 mi
Grass Trail	2.0	1,068 ft	Moderate	2 h 07 min · 38 mi
Pinto Creek Trl	2.1	816 ft	Moderate	1 h 45 min · 40 mi
Chaparral Trl	1.7	922 ft	Moderate	1 h 43 min · 41 mi
Juniper Trail	2.1	872 ft	Moderate	47 min · 32 mi
Los Osos Trail	1.6	1,006 ft	Moderate	48 min · 31 mi
Franciscan Loop Trail	2.2	819 ft	Moderate	45 min · 31 mi
Paradise	2.1	177 ft	Moderate	46 min · 30 mi
Golfball	1.5	232 ft	Moderate	45 min · 31 mi
Alquist Trl	1.6	660 ft	Easy	1 h 50 min · 64 mi
Carrol Climb Trail	1.4	374 ft	Moderate	49 min · 32 mi
Rooster Comb Trl	3.0	282 ft	Moderate	2 h 11 min · 38 mi
Bear Spring Trail	2.1	427 ft	Easy	1 h 44 min · 41 mi
Bear Mountain Peak Trl	2.3	352 ft	Easy	1 h 50 min · 64 mi
Rooster Comb Summit Trl	1.3	569 ft	Easy	2 h 17 min · 39 mi
Bunkhouse	1.3	305 ft	Moderate	41 min · 29 mi
Pottery Loop Trail	1.6	531 ft	Easy	45 min · 31 mi
Kiln Trail	1.1	621 ft	Moderate	41 min · 29 mi
SRI Loop	1.1	510 ft	Easy	41 min · 29 mi

Quick picks near Patterson

Easy and short: Alquist Trl — 1.6 mi, rated easy, 25 mi from town
Biggest climb: Mount Stakes Trl — 1,944 ft over 2.9 mi, 17 mi from town
Longest: Kesterson Unit Trail — 25.3 mi, 18 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Mount Stakes Trl to Mount Stakes; Bear Mountain Peak Trl to Bear Mountain; Bear Mountain Peak Trail to Bear Mountain; Mount Stakes Trail to Mount Stakes

Springs: Bear Spring Trail to Bear Springs; Bear Spring Trl to Bear Springs; Nn016 to Bear Springs

Nearby towns: Los Banos (33 mi) · Stockton (35 mi) · Livermore (36 mi) · San Jose (38 mi)

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