108 official trails lie within 25 miles of Carson City — 381 miles in total, 66 rated easy and 18 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 3,414 ft; the median trail gains 473 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoe Rim Trail | 70.0 | 3,303 ft | Expert | 9 mi |
| Ophir Creek | 7.5 | 3,414 ft | Expert | 11 mi |
| Hobart Rd | 8.6 | 2,897 ft | Expert | 5 mi |
| Thomas Creek | 7.6 | 3,071 ft | Expert | 17 mi |
| Clear Creek Trail | 14.8 | 2,314 ft | Expert | 9 mi |
| Sierra Canyon | 7.7 | 2,671 ft | Expert | 11 mi |
| Jones/whites Creek Loop | 8.8 | 1,845 ft | Expert | 16 mi |
| Capital to Tahoe Trail | 10.2 | 1,689 ft | Expert | 7 mi |
| Genoa Foothill Trail | 7.8 | 1,227 ft | Expert | 10 mi |
| Rim To Reno | 14.5 | 857 ft | Expert | 16 mi |
| Marlette Trail Or Bear Mtn | 3.7 | 1,900 ft | Hard | 10 mi |
| Ash To Kings Trail | 7.1 | 1,152 ft | Hard | 4 mi |
| Kingsbury Stinger Trail | 5.1 | 1,303 ft | Hard | 13 mi |
| Davis Meadow | 3.7 | 1,536 ft | Hard | 17 mi |
| North Canyon Rd | 4.5 | 1,213 ft | Hard | 8 mi |
| Mt. Rose Peak | 2.5 | 1,699 ft | Moderate | 15 mi |
| Van Sickle Trail | 3.2 | 1,378 ft | Moderate | 17 mi |
| Section Corner Spur F | 4.0 | 1,189 ft | Moderate | 21 mi |
| Tunnel Creek | 3.0 | 1,346 ft | Moderate | 10 mi |
| Franktown Rd | 3.5 | 1,138 ft | Moderate | 10 mi |
| North Canyon Trail | 3.7 | 1,140 ft | Moderate | 8 mi |
| Tyrolian Downhill | 2.7 | 1,384 ft | Moderate | 12 mi |
| Tamarack Lake Trail | 4.9 | 906 ft | Moderate | 14 mi |
| TRT: Tahoe Meadows to Spooner Summit | 3.2 | 1,085 ft | Moderate | 15 mi |
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