Hiking trails near Vacaville, California

65 official trails lie within 25 miles of Vacaville — 127 miles in total, 52 rated easy and 1 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 1,502 ft; the median trail gains 224 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Rector Reservoir Trail	2.9	1,502 ft	Hard	53 min · 40 mi
Blue Ridge Trail	2.9	1,242 ft	Moderate	35 min · 23 mi
Skyline Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail)	3.6	821 ft	Moderate	49 min · 26 mi
Thatcher Rim Rock Trail	2.4	1,200 ft	Moderate	49 min · 26 mi
Vallejo-Benicia Buffer Trail	2.9	660 ft	Moderate	35 min · 26 mi
Homestead Trail	1.9	1,010 ft	Moderate	35 min · 23 mi
Annies Trail	2.1	774 ft	Moderate	55 min · 18 mi
Valentine Vista	2.9	604 ft	Moderate	1 h 13 min · 51 mi
Buckeye Trail	2.1	694 ft	Moderate	38 min · 28 mi
Alta Hennessey	2.3	518 ft	Moderate	1 h 14 min · 50 mi
Mule Loop	2.4	382 ft	Moderate	23 min · 15 mi
Doris Klein Ridge Trail	1.9	463 ft	Easy	22 min · 15 mi
Manzanita Trail	1.7	371 ft	Easy	38 min · 28 mi
Ken Poerner Trail	1.9	328 ft	Easy	27 min · 19 mi
Solano Bikeway	2.1	335 ft	Easy	28 min · 21 mi
Rollye Wilkerson Trail	1.9	283 ft	Easy	39 min · 28 mi
Conn Peak	1.3	358 ft	Easy	1 h 12 min · 51 mi
Middle Valley Trail	1.4	307 ft	Easy	27 min · 19 mi
Suscol Ridge Trail	1.9	286 ft	Easy	38 min · 20 mi
Perdida	1.1	372 ft	Easy	36 min · 22 mi
Shoreline	3.6	87 ft	Easy	1 h 14 min · 50 mi
Catacoula	1.6	243 ft	Easy	1 h 06 min · 50 mi
Redux	1.0	363 ft	Easy	1 h 09 min · 51 mi
Delta De Anza Regional Trail	2.1	241 ft	Easy	47 min · 37 mi

Quick picks near Vacaville

Easy and short: Doris Klein Ridge Trail — 1.9 mi, rated easy, 12 mi from town
Biggest climb: Rector Reservoir Trail — 1,502 ft over 2.9 mi, 21 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Thatcher Rim Rock Trail to Sugarloaf

Lakes: Rector Reservoir Trail to Rector Reservoir; Skyline Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail) to Lake Marie; River To Ridge Trail to Lake Camille; Campground Loop Trl to Threemile Slough

Viewpoints: Carquinez Bridge Trail to Bridges & San Francisco Bay Viewpoint

Nearby towns: Vallejo (24 mi) · Antioch (28 mi) · Sacramento (31 mi) · Galt (37 mi)

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