42 official trails lie within 25 miles of San Francisco — 119 miles in total, 20 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 1,306 ft; the median trail gains 516 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Trail | 6.7 | 1,306 ft | Hard | 24 mi |
| Ridge Trail | 5.7 | 1,056 ft | Hard | 23 mi |
| Sky Trail | 5.8 | 946 ft | Hard | 25 mi |
| Coast Trail | 5.6 | 546 ft | Hard | 21 mi |
| Fire Lane Trail | 3.2 | 1,044 ft | Moderate | 25 mi |
| McCurdy Trail | 1.9 | 1,301 ft | Moderate | 25 mi |
| Mount Wittenberg Trail | 2.2 | 1,146 ft | Moderate | 25 mi |
| Olema Valley Trail | 5.3 | 482 ft | Moderate | 23 mi |
| Bayview Trail | 3.3 | 715 ft | Moderate | 25 mi |
| Teixeira Trail | 1.8 | 1,023 ft | Moderate | 23 mi |
| Lake Ranch Trail | 3.0 | 619 ft | Moderate | 21 mi |
| Laguna Trail | 2.2 | 641 ft | Moderate | 24 mi |
| Randall Trail | 1.7 | 937 ft | Moderate | 24 mi |
| Meadow Trail | 1.6 | 925 ft | Moderate | 24 mi |
| Greenpicker Trail 1 | 1.9 | 821 ft | Moderate | 23 mi |
| Woodward Valley Trail | 2.0 | 780 ft | Moderate | 22 mi |
| Old Pine Trail | 1.9 | 742 ft | Moderate | 24 mi |
| Glen Trail | 1.9 | 642 ft | Moderate | 22 mi |
| Baldy Trail | 1.1 | 763 ft | Moderate | 23 mi |
| Bear Valley Trail | 4.1 | 288 ft | Moderate | 24 mi |
| Muddy Hollow Road Trail | 2.9 | 226 ft | Easy | 24 mi |
| Old Out Road Trail | 1.4 | 499 ft | Easy | 22 mi |
| Bolema Trail | 1.1 | 557 ft | Easy | 24 mi |
| Willow Camp Fire Road | 1.2 | 516 ft | Easy | 24 mi |
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