California trails · Loop hikes
Loops computed from the connected trail network — each starts and ends at the same trailhead. Explore any of them on the interactive map (Loops layer).
| Route | Distance | Gain | Trailhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Mtn Long Loop | 13.6 mi | 1,012 ft | Shingle Springs Loop access |
| JENNY SPRINGS + SWAIN + BOND VALLEY | 12.4 mi | 1,109 ft | JENNY SPRINGS access |
| Airport Rd + Empire Landing Rd + Trans-Catalina Trail | 15.3 mi | 2,402 ft | Skull Ridge Trail access |
| HUMBOLDT + SANFORD RIDGE + SOUTH FORK COTTONWOOD CREEK | 15.9 mi | 5,448 ft | Tomhead Saddle |
| Bassi + Two Peaks + Barrett Lake Jeep Trail | 13.6 mi | 2,624 ft | Bassi access |
| Deer Mountain + HAIWEE + NST - Pacific Crest | 15.2 mi | 1,937 ft | Deer Mountain access |
| Bear Valley Trail + Coast Trail + Fire Lane Trail | 14.6 mi | 2,439 ft | Mount Wittenberg Trail access |
| Kaiser Loop + Marys Meadow | 13.5 mi | 4,005 ft | Deer Creek Trailhead |
| El Rancho Escondido Rd + Trans-Catalina Trail + Cape Canyon Rd | 15.4 mi | 2,730 ft | Middle Ranch Rd access |
| Big Sagehen Ohv + Sagehen Ohv Loop 2 + Sagehen View | 10.1 mi | 1,094 ft | Sagehen Powerline access |
| Sagehen Ohv Loop 2 + Forty Tie + Sagehen Powerline | 10.2 mi | 1,199 ft | Big Sagehen Ohv access |
| East Creek Trail + Poison Flat Trail + Summit Trail | 14.0 mi | 3,123 ft | EAST CREEK TH |
| BEACH MEADOW + SCHAEFFER MEADOW + TROUT CREEK | 10.6 mi | 1,705 ft | BOONE MEADOW access |
| Palo Comado Connector + Cheeseboro Canyon Trail + Cheeseboro Ridge Connector 2 | 9.8 mi | 1,650 ft | Palo Comado Canyon Trail access |
| Mammoth-3s12 Sm + Mammoth-3s06 Sm + Mammoth-3s04 Sm | 11.3 mi | 1,313 ft | Mammoth-3s12 Sm access |
| Dry Creek Sm + MAMMOTH-3S04 SM + Dj Loop Sm | 11.3 mi | 1,316 ft | Dry Creek Sm access |
| Carter Meadows Interior + NST - Pacific Crest + East Fork Saloon Creek | 12.6 mi | 4,226 ft | TRAIL GULCH |
| Old Eagles Nest Rd + Middle Ranch Rd + Cape Canyon Rd | 11.5 mi | 2,155 ft | Eagles Nest Loop Trail access |
| MRCA Trail + Bell Canyon Fire Road + Sheep Corral Trail | 9.9 mi | 1,710 ft | MRCA Trail access |
| Forest Route 4N12 | 12.6 mi | 1,556 ft | Unnamed trail access |
| Forest Route 4N12 + Unnamed trail | 12.6 mi | 1,556 ft | Unnamed trail access |
| Oakzanita Peak Trail + Upper Descanso Creek Trail + East Mesa Fire Rd | 12.2 mi | 2,066 ft | Oakzanita Peak Trail access |
| 16049: Temblor Ridge Usgs Fellows/panorama Hills + Unnamed trail + 16049: Temblor Ridge | 12.0 mi | 3,911 ft | 16049: Temblor Ridge access |
| Renton Pass to Quail Valley + Bulrush Ridge Rd + Bulrush Canyon Rd | 13.8 mi | 2,559 ft | Renton Pass to Quail Valley access |
| HUMBUG + SUNFLOWER FLAT | 13.4 mi | 1,390 ft | SUNFLOWER FLAT access |
| 4 Mile Rd. + Ml Rd 49 + 11 Mile Rd | 10.9 mi | 1,105 ft | 4 Mile Rd. access |
| Middle Ranch Rd + Cape Canyon Rd + Trans-Catalina Trail | 14.1 mi | 2,544 ft | Cottonwood Beach Trail access |
| Summit Lake South CG + Summit Lake Amphitheater + Echo Lake/Twin Lakes Trail | 11.8 mi | 1,819 ft | Summit Lake South Trailhead |
| Mulholland Drive (unpaved) + West Mandeville Fire Road + First Crack | 15.1 mi | 3,471 ft | Farmer Ridge Trail access |
| Stonewall Creek Fire Rd + Cold Spring Trail + Cold Stream Trail | 13.1 mi | 2,420 ft | Harvey Moore Trail access |
| Lower Rr Grade + Baird Rr Grade Tie + Bairds Springs | 12.9 mi | 860 ft | Stevens Pass access |
| Deer Mtn Short Loop + Deer Mtn Long Loop | 6.4 mi | 574 ft | Deer Mtn Short Loop access |
| BROOKS RIDGE + CHICAGO CAMP + HUMBOLDT | 11.2 mi | 4,481 ft | BROOKS RIDGE access |
| Powell Ridge Trail + Chicago Camp Trail + CHICAGO CAMP | 14.6 mi | 3,321 ft | Brooks Ridge Trail access |
| Bigfoot + Quail Springs Historic + Samuelson Spur | 9.4 mi | 799 ft | Creosote Trail access |
| Las Virgenes Canyon Trail + HWD-ULV Connector + Cheeseboro Ridge Trail | 13.8 mi | 2,388 ft | Las Virgenes Canyon Trail access |
| Silver Lake - Horse Canyon + Thunder Mountain Loop | 10.8 mi | 2,763 ft | Thunder Mountain Loop access |
| Blossom Cabin Trail + CHICAGO CAMP + Chicago Camp Trail | 15.2 mi | 4,797 ft | Brooks Ridge Trail access |
| Mammoth-3s12 Sm + Mammoth-3s06 Sm + Mammoth-3s05 Sm | 10.9 mi | 1,037 ft | Mammoth-3s12 Sm access |
| BEACH MEADOW + ALBINITA + FISH CREEK | 12.6 mi | 1,776 ft | BEACH RIDGE access |
| Black Peak + Helms Meadow + Coyote Lake | 9.3 mi | 1,175 ft | California Riding And Hiking access |
| Unnamed LVCOSP Trail + East Las Virgenes Canyon Rd + Las Virgenes Canyon Trail | 13.2 mi | 2,322 ft | Unnamed LVCOSP Trail access |
| LONG LAKE TRAIL + Smith Lake Trail + SMITH LAKE TRAIL | 16.1 mi | 3,576 ft | FERN FALLS TRAIL access |
| NST - Pacific Crest + Wilderness Boundary + Wildwood | 14.8 mi | 3,739 ft | Pacific Crest Trl access |
| Frazier + Dinkey Lakes + Bullfrog Lake | 12.1 mi | 1,661 ft | Frazier Trail access |
| 16070 KEYESVILLE/BLK GULCH USGS ALTA SIERRA + Black Gulch 4WD Trail + BRADSHAW 4WD | 14.8 mi | 5,278 ft | 16070 KEYESVILLE/BLK GULCH USGS MIRACLE HOT S. access |
| Unnamed trail + Borderline 4x4 + BORDERLINE 4WD | 14.8 mi | 5,277 ft | Unnamed trail access |
| Tracy + Poison Canyon + Union Creek | 16.4 mi | 4,633 ft | Boulder Lake Trailhead |
| DOYLE + JACOBSON + SUMMIT | 17.0 mi | 6,756 ft | DOYLE access |
| Bear Ridge + NST - Pacific Crest + Bear Creek | 15.6 mi | 4,280 ft | Bear Ridge access |