California trails · Mountain-pass hikes
398 trails in California reach a named pass. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.
| Trail | Length | Gain | Reaches |
|---|---|---|---|
| NST - Pacific Crest | 142.9 mi | 2,748 ft | Dicks Pass, Wolf Creek Pass |
| Tahoe Yosemite Trail | 10.0 mi | 2,601 ft | Phipps Pass, Rubicon Lake |
| Mount Whitney | 8.0 mi | 5,313 ft | Trail Crest, Discovery Pinnacle |
| Alger Lakes | 10.0 mi | 3,162 ft | Gem Pass, Parker Pass |
| Salmon Summit | 27.9 mi | 2,028 ft | Slate Gap, Chilkoot Pass |
| Pacific Crest Trl | 32.5 mi | 2,218 ft | Castle Pass, Mount Stephens |
| 20 Lakes Basin Loop | 4.2 mi | 273 ft | Lundy Pass, Lake Helen |
| Bishop Pass | 5.6 mi | 2,185 ft | Bishop Pass, Spearhead Lake |
| Isberg | 11.9 mi | 3,566 ft | The Niche, Isberg Pass |
| Robinson Creek Trail | 9.3 mi | 3,101 ft | Rock Island Pass, Robinson Lakes |
| Red Peak Pass | 11.4 mi | 2,226 ft | Red Peak Pass, Lower Ottoway Lake |
| Robinson Creek | 9.1 mi | 3,098 ft | Rock Island Pass, Robinson Lakes |
| Sawmill Pass | 9.3 mi | 6,723 ft | Sawmill Pass, Mule Lake |
| Mcgee Pass | 14.3 mi | 4,059 ft | McGee Pass, Buzztail Spring |
| Mono Creek | 11.6 mi | 3,906 ft | Mono Pass, Summit Lake |
| New Army Pass | 4.7 mi | 1,864 ft | New Army Pass, Long Lake |
| Gabrielino National Recreatiion Trail | 26.8 mi | 3,316 ft | Newcomb Pass, Red Box Gap |
| Kearsarge Pass | 4.8 mi | 2,636 ft | Kearsarge Pass, Gilbert Lake |
| Dusy - Ershim | 29.9 mi | 2,132 ft | Hot Springs Pass, Lakecamp Lake |
| Meysan Lakes | 5.1 mi | 3,824 ft | Whitney Portal, Camp Lake |
| Huckleberry Trail | 34.1 mi | 3,056 ft | Styx Pass, Blackbird Lake |
| Pine Creek Pass | 7.5 mi | 3,738 ft | Pine Creek Pass, Upper Pine Lake |
| Kern Kaweah | 8.0 mi | 3,955 ft | Colby Pass, Gallats Lake |
| Shepherd Pass | 10.1 mi | 5,721 ft | Shepherd Pass |
| Little Lakes Valley | 3.1 mi | 728 ft | Morgan Pass, Mack Lake |
| Crown Valley | 15.1 mi | 2,545 ft | Elizabeth Lake, Crown Lake |
| Pacific Crest Trail | 9.9 mi | 1,241 ft | Sheep Camp Spring, Siskiyou Gap |
| California Riding And Hiking | 29.9 mi | 4,615 ft | Potter Pass, Portuguese Flat |
| Deer Creek | 6.3 mi | 3,225 ft | Bear Gap, Deer Lake |
| Pine Ridge | 22.3 mi | 4,510 ft | Church Creek Divide, Sykes Hot Spring |
| Bloody Canyon | 4.7 mi | 2,685 ft | Mono Pass, Summit Lake |
| Summit | 31.2 mi | 3,053 ft | Windy Gap, Frog Lakes |
| Deer Cove | 9.0 mi | 5,425 ft | Deer Creek Saddle, Grizzly Lakes |
| Piute Canyon | 11.2 mi | 3,359 ft | Piute Pass, Summit Lake |
| Hell For Sure | 8.0 mi | 3,134 ft | Fleming Lake, Hell for Sure Pass |
| Tahoe Rim Trail | 22.8 mi | 2,477 ft | Armstrong Pass, Star Lake |
| Pony Creek | 9.3 mi | 3,953 ft | Election Gap, Mullane Lake |
| Lake Italy | 6.6 mi | 3,061 ft | Italy Pass, Lake Italy |
| Humboldt | 14.1 mi | 1,204 ft | East Low Gap, North Yolla Bolly Spring |
| Four Lakes | 4.0 mi | 1,547 ft | Diamond Lake, Luella Lake |
| Stoney Ridge | 6.3 mi | 2,319 ft | Stonewall Pass, Deer Creek Pass |
| Baxter Pass | 6.6 mi | 6,276 ft | Baxter Pass |
| Evolution Basin | 6.8 mi | 1,338 ft | Muir Pass, Lake McDermand |
| Carmel River | 13.3 mi | 2,602 ft | Sulphur Spring, Church Creek Divide |
| Rockbound | 7.8 mi | 1,589 ft | Rockbound Pass, Lake Doris |
| Backbone Trail - Sandstone Peak | 2.8 mi | 888 ft | Sandstone Peak, Boney Peak |
| Skinner Ridge | 6.6 mi | 2,048 ft | Bottchers Gap, Devils Peak |
| Saratoga Gap Trl | 2.6 mi | 432 ft | Castle Rock Falls, Goat Rock |
| Agua Blanca | 12.6 mi | 1,984 ft | Big Narrows, Devils Gateway |
| Kaiser Pass | 16.8 mi | 2,197 ft | Kaiser Pass, Portal Forebay |
| Hole In The Ground | 8.3 mi | 945 ft | Castle Pass, Andesite Peak |
| Woodchuck | 17.7 mi | 3,605 ft | Crown Pass, Halfmoon Lake |
| Blackrock Pass - Pinto Lake | 6.2 mi | 4,604 ft | Black Rock Pass, Pinto Lake |
| Taboose Pass | 7.4 mi | 5,971 ft | Taboose Pass |
| Rubicon | 20.2 mi | 1,994 ft | Mosquito Pass, Rubicon Reservoir |
| North Fork | 16.6 mi | 3,253 ft | Low Gap |
| Goodale Pass Trail | 8.5 mi | 3,275 ft | Goodale Pass, Shelf Lake |
| Cannell Meadow | 23.7 mi | 6,594 ft | Sherman Pass |
| Badger Gap | 12.2 mi | 1,349 ft | Little Tenant Spring, Badger Gap |
| Right Stringer Tr | 8.9 mi | 3,608 ft | Right Stringer Pass |