Trail index

Hikes in Bay Area

Detailed trail guides with elevation data, GPX downloads, and science-backed difficulty ratings.

Region All Central California International New England Northern California Pacific Northwest Southern California Southwest West
Difficulty Easy Moderate Hard Strenuous Challenging Moderately Strenuous Very Strenuous
Region
All regions 239 Central California 1
Eastern Sierra Inyo National Forest Mammoth Lakes 1 Sequoia & Kings Canyon Sierra Nevada Yosemite
International New England 1
White Mountains 1
Northern California 8
Bay Area 8 Lassen Volcanic North Coast Shasta-Trinity
Pacific Northwest 11
Oregon 9 Washington 2
Southern California 22
Angeles National Forest 3 Cleveland National Forest 4 Laguna Mountains Mojave Desert Orange County 3 San Bernardino Mountains 4 San Diego County 4 San Gabriel Mountains 3 San Gabriel Valley San Jacinto Mountains 1 Santa Ana Mountains Santa Monica Mountains
Southwest 11
Arizona 9 Nevada 2 New Mexico Utah
West 1
Colorado 1 Utah
Difficulty
Easy 1 Moderate 8 Hard Strenuous 19 Challenging 13 Moderately Strenuous 5 Very Strenuous 7
Features
GPX available52
Dog friendly41
8 trails
Hiking Black Mountain in Rancho San Antonio County Park Challenging
Bay Area
Hiking Black Mountain in Rancho San Antonio County Park
11.5 mi
Dist.
2,800 ft
Gain
2,785 ft
Summit
3-5 hours
Time
Out-and-back
Hiking to Mount Saint Helena Very Strenuous
Bay Area
Hiking to Mount Saint Helena
10.7 mi
Dist.
2,119 ft
Gain
4,341 ft
Summit
4-6 hours
Time
Out-and-back
Hiking to Rose Peak from Del Valle Regional Park Challenging
Bay Area
Hiking to Rose Peak from Del Valle Regional Park
19.5 mi
Dist.
5,000 ft
Gain
7-10 hours
Time
Out-and-back Permit
Hiking to Alamere Falls in Point Reyes National Seashore Featured Strenuous
Bay Area
Hiking to Alamere Falls in Point Reyes National Seashore
14.2 mi
Dist.
1,442 ft
Gain
586 ft
Summit
4-6 hours
Time
Out-and-back
Hiking Mount Sizer Loop in Henry Coe State Park Challenging
Bay Area
Hiking Mount Sizer Loop in Henry Coe State Park
14.9 mi
Dist.
3,684 ft
Gain
3,215 ft
Summit
6-8 hours
Time
Out-and-back
Hiking Mitchell Canyon to Mount Diablo Challenging
Bay Area
Hiking Mitchell Canyon to Mount Diablo
13.2 mi
Dist.
3,529 ft
Gain
3,849 ft
Summit
5-7 hours
Time
Out-and-back
Hiking Stinson Beach to Mount Tamalpais Challenging
Bay Area
Hiking Stinson Beach to Mount Tamalpais
15 mi
Dist.
2,771 ft
Gain
2,571 ft
Summit
5-7 hours
Time
Out-and-back
Hiking to Mission Peak in the East Bay Strenuous
Bay Area
Hiking to Mission Peak in the East Bay
6.2 mi
Dist.
1,992 ft
Gain
2,517 ft
Summit
3-4 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK