Hiking trails near Rocklin, California

144 official trails lie within 25 miles of Rocklin — 413 miles in total, 107 rated easy and 12 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 1,757 ft; the median trail gains 157 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Western States Trl	11.8	1,445 ft	Expert	59 min · 31 mi
South Fork American River Trail	9.6	398 ft	Expert	45 min · 26 mi
Pioneer Express Trl	11.9	140 ft	Expert	22 min · 11 mi
Foresthill Divide Loop Trl	9.1	340 ft	Hard	34 min · 22 mi
Browns Ravine Trail	11.4	124 ft	Hard	40 min · 22 mi
El Dorado Trail	14.3	684 ft	Hard	39 min · 21 mi
Roanoak	3.2	1,757 ft	Hard	2 h 02 min · 53 mi
Roanoke Trail	1.9	1,738 ft	Moderate	1 h 10 min · 37 mi
American River Bike Path	9.5	409 ft	Hard	27 min · 14 mi
Darrington Trail	7.9	192 ft	Hard	41 min · 24 mi
Olmstead Loop Trl	6.6	332 ft	Hard	39 min · 22 mi
Wendell T. Robie Trl	3.9	512 ft	Moderate	1 h 07 min · 33 mi
Salt Creek Loop Trail	3.2	857 ft	Moderate	43 min · 23 mi
Connector Trail	3.8	285 ft	Moderate	32 min · 20 mi
Pointed Rocks Fbt	1.6	912 ft	Moderate	30 min · 18 mi
Kennebeck Trail	1.5	886 ft	Moderate	40 min · 22 mi
Western States Trl-Tevis Route	3.1	229 ft	Moderate	48 min · 27 mi
Frontier Trail	3.0	356 ft	Moderate	38 min · 26 mi
Hoosier Bar Trail	1.1	992 ft	Moderate	40 min · 22 mi
Lake Clementine Access Trail	1.4	762 ft	Moderate	32 min · 20 mi
Monroe Ridge Trail	2.3	522 ft	Moderate	57 min · 34 mi
Stagecoach Trl	1.8	679 ft	Easy	30 min · 18 mi
Tbd	2.2	346 ft	Moderate	45 min · 25 mi
Willow Creek Trail	7.8	81 ft	Moderate	33 min · 17 mi

Quick picks near Rocklin

Easy and short: Stagecoach Trl — 1.8 mi, rated easy, 13 mi from town
Biggest climb: Roanoak — 1,757 ft over 3.2 mi, 25 mi from town
Longest: American River Bike Trail — 22.7 mi, 19 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: Darrington Trail to Salmon Falls (historical); Creekside Trail to Hidden Falls; Codfish Falls Trl to Codfish Falls; River Otter Loop to Hidden Falls

Summits: Roanoak to Cock Robin Point; French Hill Trail to French Hill; Robie Point Firebreak Trl to Robie Point

Lakes: Pioneer Express Trl to Averys Pond; American River Bike Path to Hunkle Reservoir; Lake Clementine Access Trail to North Fork Lake; South Lake Natoma Bike Path to Lake Natoma

Viewpoints: American River Bike Path to Tsuchiya-Folsom Lookout Point; Middle Ridge Trl to Pinckney Viewpoint; South Lake Natoma Multi-Use Trl to Lake Natoma Access Point; Snowberry Creek Trl to Ishiyama Bird View Point

Rock formations: Pointed Rocks Fbt to Pointed Rocks

Nearby towns: Sacramento (20 mi) · Placerville (25 mi) · Grass Valley (30 mi) · Ione (35 mi)

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