42 official trails lie within 25 miles of Susanville — 202 miles in total, 23 rated easy and 13 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 3,181 ft; the median trail gains 420 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | Drive from town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope/Taylor Lake | 10.3 | 1,789 ft | Expert | 2 h 00 min · 45 mi |
| Freds Creek | 5.9 | 3,181 ft | Expert | 1 h 58 min · 30 mi |
| Fredonyer Long Loop | 13.7 | 1,757 ft | Expert | 1 h 10 min · 20 mi |
| Fredonyer Short Loop | 16.2 | 1,507 ft | Expert | 25 min · 16 mi |
| Peters Creek | 3.9 | 2,573 ft | Hard | 1 h 42 min · 61 mi |
| Middle Creek | 5.5 | 1,333 ft | Hard | 1 h 30 min · 37 mi |
| Pine Creek Valley | 9.5 | 974 ft | Hard | 52 min · 31 mi |
| Moonlight Ridge | 3.4 | 1,695 ft | Hard | 1 h 42 min · 40 mi |
| Bizz Johnson | 18.8 | 974 ft | Hard | 42 min · 28 mi |
| Antelope Mt. | 4.1 | 1,455 ft | Hard | 1 h 02 min · 29 mi |
| Crazy Harry | 8.3 | 739 ft | Hard | 26 min · 17 mi |
| Champs Flat | 24.8 | 662 ft | Hard | 35 min · 27 mi |
| Homer Deerheart | 5.1 | 551 ft | Moderate | 1 h 41 min · 37 mi |
| Diamond Mountain | 5.1 | 420 ft | Moderate | 58 min · 17 mi |
| Sooner Spur | 2.8 | 709 ft | Moderate | 2 h 05 min · 32 mi |
| Swain Tie | 6.9 | 249 ft | Moderate | 53 min · 35 mi |
| Upper Hungry | 2.2 | 663 ft | Moderate | 1 h 43 min · 38 mi |
| Cold Stream | 1.7 | 736 ft | Moderate | 1 h 19 min · 33 mi |
| Papoose Peak | 1.6 | 740 ft | Easy | 1 h 34 min · 38 mi |
| Lowe Motor Way Spur | 1.3 | 593 ft | Easy | 1 h 00 min · 27 mi |
| Post Pile | 1.9 | 410 ft | Easy | 1 h 43 min · 27 mi |
| Moonlight Mine | 1.5 | 485 ft | Easy | 1 h 31 min · 36 mi |
| Papoose | 2.3 | 325 ft | Easy | 1 h 34 min · 38 mi |
| Gomez | 6.5 | 92 ft | Easy | 43 min · 23 mi |
Summits: Antelope Mt. to Antelope Mountain; Papoose Peak to Papoose Peak; Whaleback Mountain to Whaleback Mountain
Lakes: Antelope/Taylor Lake to Taylor Lake; Champs Flat to Houseman Camp Reservoir; Homer Deerheart to Homer Lake; Doyle Reservoir to Doyle Reservoir
Mountain passes: Fredonyer Short Loop to Fredonyer Pass; Crazy Harry to Fredonyer Pass
Springs: Diamond Mountain to Snoring Spring
Nearby towns: Reno (73 mi) · Truckee (78 mi) · Chico (78 mi)
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