California trails · Summit hikes
1212 trails in California reach a named summit. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.
| Trail | Length | Gain | Reaches |
|---|---|---|---|
| NST - Pacific Crest | 198.9 mi | 6,285 ft | Lower Devils Peak, Soft Water Spring |
| Avalanche Gulch Climbing Route | 3.6 mi | 5,727 ft | Misery Hill, Mount Shasta |
| Mount Whitney | 7.5 mi | 3,780 ft | Mount Whitney, Timberline Lake |
| Aptos Creek Fire Rd | 12.0 mi | 2,425 ft | Santa Rosalia Mountain, Sand Point |
| Pacific Crest Trl | 32.5 mi | 2,218 ft | Castle Pass, Mount Stephens |
| South Kelsey National Recreation Trail | 27.0 mi | 4,820 ft | Baldy Peak, Elbow Spring |
| Red Peak Pass | 11.4 mi | 2,226 ft | Red Peak Pass, Lower Ottoway Lake |
| Portuguese Trail | 11.0 mi | 5,831 ft | Portuguese Peak, Tom Payne Peak |
| Green Mountain | 19.9 mi | 1,948 ft | Rattlesnake Lake, Last Chance Spring |
| Chicago Camp | 11.9 mi | 955 ft | Horsehead Mountain, Chicago Spring |
| John Muir Trail | 6.2 mi | 2,961 ft | Clark Point, Nevada Fall |
| Kaiser Loop | 15.6 mi | 3,039 ft | Kaiser Peak, College Rock |
| Pohono Trail | 7.0 mi | 2,978 ft | Crocker Point, Dewey Point |
| Mcneil Creek | 9.1 mi | 4,081 ft | Packers Peak, Coyote Peak |
| Buck Creek | 11.2 mi | 4,114 ft | Buck Creek Spring, Sewart Mountain |
| Oak Glen Divide | 6.5 mi | 2,966 ft | Oak Glen Peak, Wilshire Peak |
| Mission Trails | 35.0 mi | 867 ft | Fortuna Mountain, Hollis Lake |
| Somes Mountain Trail | 10.2 mi | 4,890 ft | Somes Mountain |
| Thunder Mountain Loop | 8.1 mi | 2,194 ft | Two Sentinels, Carson Spur |
| Clear Creek Climbing Route (Stewart Trail) | 2.3 mi | 5,089 ft | Sulphur Springs, Mount Shasta |
| John Hoffnagle Loop | 6.3 mi | 1,330 ft | Summit Spring, Flat Top |
| Huckleberry Trail | 9.7 mi | 3,098 ft | Sachse Spring, Shingle Spring |
| Lazyman Butte | 8.1 mi | 3,132 ft | Lazyman Spring, Sulphur Spring |
| Summit | 11.7 mi | 1,489 ft | Green Springs, Hammerhorn Mountain |
| Harding Truck Trail | 9.2 mi | 3,097 ft | Grotto Spring, Laurel Spring |
| Coyote Flats To Piper Peak | 11.6 mi | 5,132 ft | Piper Peak |
| Carson Emigrant N.R.T. | 15.3 mi | 1,816 ft | Covered Wagon Peak, Scout Carson Lake |
| Coast Ridge Trail | 8.4 mi | 676 ft | Michaels Hill, Cold Spring |
| 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 |
| Tahoe Rim Trail | 8.4 mi | 1,661 ft | Relay Peak, Mount Baldy |
| Curl Ridge Jeep Trail | 14.4 mi | 3,811 ft | North Fork Mountain |
| Red Peak | 6.7 mi | 1,563 ft | Lake Number Five, Barrett Lake |
| Hole In The Ground | 8.3 mi | 945 ft | Castle Pass, Andesite Peak |
| Haypress Trail | 13.4 mi | 1,986 ft | Pigeon Roost, Monument Lake |
| Four Mile Trail | 4.8 mi | 3,207 ft | Union Point, Moran Point |
| Mt. Manuel | 10.2 mi | 3,020 ft | Manuel Peak |
| Hotlum Bolum Ridge | 2.2 mi | 4,822 ft | Sulphur Springs, Mount Shasta |
| 16049: Temblor Ridge Usgs Fellows/panorama Hills | 17.9 mi | 2,494 ft | Midway Peak |
| Pinoch Ridge | 5.9 mi | 2,175 ft | Pinoche Peak, Cathewood Saddle |
| Pleasant View Ridge | 3.9 mi | 1,267 ft | Pallett Mountain, Will Thrall Peak |
| Highland Trail | 5.5 mi | 2,045 ft | Tells Peak, Lake Winifred |
| Mount Harkness Trail | 7.2 mi | 2,789 ft | Mount Harkness, Indian Lake |
| Tumamait | 4.6 mi | 1,207 ft | Puerta del Suelo, Mount Pinos |
| Black Mountain Open Space Park | 13.4 mi | 455 ft | Black Mountain |
| Mission Pine | 14.7 mi | 1,266 ft | San Rafael Mountain |
| Oak Glen Divide Trail | 4.8 mi | 2,648 ft | Cedar Mountain, Oak Glen Peak |
| Red Peak (15E08.2) | 4.8 mi | 1,473 ft | Lake Number Five, Barrett Lake |
| Pacific Crest Trail | 6.6 mi | 4,254 ft | Fern Spring, Lower Devils Peak |
| Mammoth | 10.5 mi | 3,399 ft | Granite Stairway |
| Condor Peak Trail | 8.6 mi | 3,218 ft | Condor Peak |
| Skyline Trail | 15.0 mi | 663 ft | Clarks Summit, Grand View Point |
| King Crest Trail | 8.1 mi | 1,412 ft | King Peak, Saddle Mountain |
| Hough | 10.8 mi | 3,730 ft | Mount Hough |
| Santa Ana River Trail | 38.2 mi | 5,344 ft | Morton Peak |
| Mt. Baldy Trail | 5.7 mi | 5,642 ft | Mount San Antonio |
| South Fork | 6.2 mi | 3,075 ft | Dollar Lake Saddle, Poopout Hill |
| Paloma Ridge Truck Trail | 9.7 mi | 3,904 ft | Twin Peaks |
| Humbug | 10.4 mi | 2,279 ft | Cold Springs, Humbug Summit |
| Schabarum-Skyline Trail | 29.8 mi | 1,127 ft | Buzzard Peak, Workman Hill |