Forest Service unit 0515 · California

Trails in Sierra National Forest

Sierra National Forest publishes 546 named trails totalling 1,322.3 miles in the Forest Service trail layer. 89 of them have a page here, every trail with a national designation or an accessible segment and every trail of at least 4.5 miles. 6 carry a national designation. Trails here enter 7 wilderness areas.

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By use

Hiking 453Horse and pack stock 453Mountain biking 318Motorcycle 214ATV 219Snowmobile 32Cross-country skiing 40Accessible 6

Wilderness areas these trails enter

All 546 trails, longest first

TrailMiles
California Riding and HikingAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness49.4
Stump Springs30
Dusy - ErshimAccessibleJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness28.7
PCTNational Scenic or Historic TrailJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness27
FrenchAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness21.5
BlackcapJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness18.7
WoodchuckJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness17.7
PCT - Pacific Crest TrailNational Scenic or Historic TrailJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness17.6
Bald Mountain17.5
Coyote LakeDinkey Lakes Wilderness Wilderness17
Kaiser Pass16
Kaiser LoopKaiser Wilderness Wilderness15.5
Fish CreekJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness15.4
Florence LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness15.3
Crown ValleyJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness15.1
South Fork Merced14.1
Snow Corral13.9
Grouse Creek13.7
Dinkey Creek13.3
Brown Cone13
MammothAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness12.8
Swamp12.5
IsbergAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness11.9
String MeadowAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness11.9
Mono CreekJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness11.6
Millers CrossingAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness11.4
StevensonAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness11.4
Piute CanyonJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness11.2
Dinkey LakesDinkey Lakes Wilderness Wilderness10.3
Iron CreekAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness10.2
Half Corral10
Tamarack10
Minnow CreekJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness9.4
Goodale PassJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness8.9
Hot Springs PassJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness8.3
Huntintgon8.3
Edison Lake8.1
Foster Ridge8.1
Hell for SureJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness8
Rock CreekAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness8
Bear Wallow7.7
Deer CreekJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness7.1
Silver CreekJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness7.1
Helms MeadowDinkey Lakes Wilderness Wilderness7
Reddys HoleJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness6.8
Lake ItalyJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness6.6
Bear CreekJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness6.5
Cirque LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness6.5
Margaret LakesAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness6.4
Spanish Lake LoopJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness6.3
Bear Butte6.1
Dutch OvenJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness6.1
Kings River NRT6
McGee PassJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness6
Meadow BrookJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness6
Lillian LakeAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness5.9
Pinoch Ridge5.9
High Sierra Pack StationJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness5.8
Thompson LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness5.7
Saddle MountainAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness5.6
Rogers Ridge5.3
Timber CreekAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness5.3
Coyote PassJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness5.2
Mount Tom5
Onion SpringsAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness5
Sharktooth LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness5
Spanish5
Bear RidgeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness4.9
Burnt CorralJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness4.9
French CanyonJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness4.9
Post PeakAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness4.9
Red MountainDinkey Lakes Wilderness Wilderness4.9
StathamJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness4.9
Bench ValleyJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness4.8
CabinJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness4.8
Mono CrossingAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness4.8
Mushroom Rock4.8
Virginia/Granite Creek4.8
Rock LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness4.6
Strawberry Lake4.6
Horseshoe Bend4.5
Big Creek4.4
Chuck PassJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness4.4
Long CreekAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness4.4
Chinese Peak4.2
Coarsegrass MeadowKaiser Wilderness Wilderness4.2
Cora CreekAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness4.2
Gloria MeadowKaiser Wilderness Wilderness4.2
Tule LakeAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness4.2
Devil'S BathtubAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness4.1
FrazierDinkey Lakes Wilderness Wilderness4.1
Woodchuck Lake LoopJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness4
Graveyard of Giants3.9
Hites Cove3.9
Post CreekAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness3.9
Shuteye Lookout3.9
Iron LakeAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness3.7
Crater LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness3.6
HopkinsJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness3.6
Nelson LakeDinkey Lakes Wilderness Wilderness3.6
Cliff Camp3.5
Big Margaret LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness3.4
Hooper DiversionJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness3.4
Jackass LakesAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness3.4
Mammoth CrestJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness3.4
Upper FrenchAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness3.4
Feather LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness3.3
Four ForksAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness3.3
Hite Cove3.3
Potter CreekKaiser Wilderness Wilderness3.3
Blue CanyonJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness3.2
China CampAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness3.2
Huntington ShoreAccessible3.2
Rattlesnake CreekAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness3.2
Rush Creek3.2
Bow Tie3.1
Mono MeadowAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness3.1
Brewer3
Rube MeadowAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness3
Star Lakes3
Dutchman Lake2.9
Laurel LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness2.9
Purple LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness2.9
Raven2.9
Shuteye Pass2.9
TehipiteJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness2.9
Bear Creek CutoffJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness2.8
Cattle Mountain2.8
Chiquito PassAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness2.8
Lewis Creek NRTNational Recreation Trail2.8
WaltonAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness2.8
Long CanyonJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness2.7
Corbett LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness2.6
Mosquito PassJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness2.6
Norris LakeAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness2.6
Savage/Lundy2.6
Seven GablesJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness2.6
Bear Diversion OHV Route2.5
Coyote2.5
Goat Mountain2.5
Grizzly2.5
Miller Creek2.5
Skelton Creek2.5
Three Springs2.5
Eagle2.4
Ershim LakeDinkey Lakes Wilderness Wilderness2.4
Idaho LakeKaiser Wilderness Wilderness2.4
Junction ButteAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness2.4
Ram LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness2.4
Volcanic KnobJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness2.4
Brown Creek2.3
Chipmunk2.3
Golden Trout LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness2.3
Graveyard CutoffAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness2.3
Mystery LakeDinkey Lakes Wilderness Wilderness2.3
Rattlesnake Bridge CutoffAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness2.3
Secate Ridge2.3
Warm CreekAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness2.3
Desolation LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness2.2
Grizzly Pass2.2
North Mono CrossingAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness2.2
Plain2.2
Slab LakeAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness2.2
Willow Creek2.2
Chetwood CabinAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness2.1
Halfmoon CutoffJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness2.1
Hooper Diversion OHV Route2.1
Humphreys LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness2.1
Bullfrog LakeDinkey Lakes Wilderness Wilderness2
Cassidy MeadowAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness2
Grant Grade2
Hoffman MountainJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness2
HoleAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness2
Rogers CreekJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness2
Summit LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness2
Duck PassJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1.9
Mammoth Pool Dam1.9
Mott LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1.9
Perkins CutoffDinkey Lakes Wilderness Wilderness1.9
Pumice ButteJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1.9
Snake MeadowAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness1.9
Hobbler LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1.8
Peter Pande LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1.8
Sandpiper LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1.8
Black PeakDinkey Lakes Wilderness Wilderness1.7
Blackbird1.7
China Peak1.7
Cliff Bridge1.7
Crown BasinJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1.7
Marys MeadowKaiser Wilderness Wilderness1.7
Mono Hot SpringsAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness1.7
ObeliskMonarch Wilderness Wilderness1.7
Pin CushionAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness1.7
Poison MeadowJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1.7
Stagecoach1.7
Willow Hill1.7
Bare Island Lake1.6
Bear MeadowAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness1.6
Chain LakesJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1.6
Merrian LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1.6
Midge Creek1.6
Mmtb1.6
Pack Sta1.6
Red Fir1.6
Ridgeline1.6
Second RecessJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1.6
Beasore Stock Drive1.5
Clover Meadow1.5
East LakeDinkey Lakes Wilderness Wilderness1.5
Hell'S Half AcreAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness1.5
L LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1.5
South ForkAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness1.5
Kaiser CreekKaiser Wilderness Wilderness1.4
Mirror1.4
Olive LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1.4
Potter Pass Cutoff1.4
Rainbow LakeAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness1.4
Red TopAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness1.4
Rose LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1.4
South Tam1.4
Spanish LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1.4
Third Recess LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1.4
Whiskey1.4
Green Mountain1.3
Iron Lakes1.3
Joe Crane LakeAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness1.3
Meadow1.3
Miller Meadow1.3
Racoon1.3
Shady1.3
Twin Lakes LoopKaiser Wilderness Wilderness1.3
Haskel1.2
Kamook1.2
Line B1.2
Spring Cove1.2
String1.2
Whiskey Falls1.2
Windlass Ridge1.2
Cascade Valley CutoffJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1.1
George LakeKaiser Wilderness Wilderness1.1
Grizzly CreekYosemite Wilderness Wilderness1.1
Grizzly Lake1.1
Line Loop1.1
Mormon Hill1.1
Nellie LakeKaiser Wilderness Wilderness1.1
Pika LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1.1
Soda SpringsAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness1.1
Swanee1.1
Top 'O Hill1.1
Chimney Tree1
Chittenden LakeAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness1
Colonel1
Coyote CutoffJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1
Fuller1
Hell HoleJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness1
Hooper Diversion Spur A1
Impah North1
S Express1
Shadow of GiantsNational Recreation Trail1
Summit1
Tri Tip1
White Bark1
Barnes Mountain0.9
Beasore Kate0.9
Bluffs0.9
Cascadel Point0.9
Fernandez AccessAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness0.9
Hatch Lake0.9
McClure LakeAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness0.9
Mill Run0.9
Pioneer BasinJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.9
Tower0.9
Welata0.9
Basecamp0.8
Billy CreekKaiser Wilderness Wilderness0.8
Buckingham0.8
Butches Ridge0.8
Chowchilla0.8
Cody E0.8
Deadman0.8
Devil'S Slide0.8
DogtoothDinkey Lakes Wilderness Wilderness0.8
Dowville0.8
Fresno Dome0.8
Frog Meadow0.8
Glen Meadow0.8
Golden LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.8
Hail0.8
House0.8
Lower Honeymoon LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.8
Marsh LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.8
Muriel LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.8
Powder Hill0.8
Pryor LakeKaiser Wilderness Wilderness0.8
Rancheria0.8
Rancheria Falls NRTNational Recreation TrailAccessible0.8
Silvis0.8
Tully LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.8
Twin LakesJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.8
45 Cut Off0.7
Bend0.7
Browns0.7
Browns Meadow0.7
Cora SpurAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness0.7
Duck LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.7
Footman Loop0.7
Goose0.7
Graveyard LakesJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.7
Hewn0.7
Hopkins SpurJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.7
Hughes0.7
Impah South0.7
Indian Pools0.7
Little LakeDinkey Lakes Wilderness Wilderness0.7
Lost0.7
Lower Bald0.7
Porcupine0.7
Quartz Mountain0.7
Ridge0.7
San Joaquin River Gorge0.7
Silver E0.7
Sleeper0.7
Whites0.7
Willow Creek Gauge0.7
Anne LakeAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness0.6
Archaic0.6
Bald Rush0.6
Black Point NRTNational Recreation TrailKaiser Wilderness Wilderness0.6
Bull Buck0.6
Cedar Loop0.6
Chiquito Canyon0.6
Cody W0.6
Dale LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.6
Forth Recess LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.6
Halfmile0.6
Island LakeDinkey Lakes Wilderness Wilderness0.6
Lady LakeAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness0.6
Lee LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.6
Mac Flat0.6
McCreary Cutoff0.6
Nine0.6
Peckin0.6
Sallie Keys CutoffJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.6
Shady Extension0.6
Silver S0.6
Striker Loop0.6
Summers0.6
Vista Dome0.6
Battalion0.5
Beasore0.5
Black Rock Reservoir0.5
Cedars Interpretive TraiilAccessible0.5
Florence FerryJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.5
Grant Grade Spur A0.5
Lookout Rock0.5
Lost KeysJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.5
Lower Beasore0.5
Martin0.5
Pah0.5
Power Loop0.5
Red Leg0.5
Redpole Loop0.5
River Bend0.5
Roweled0.5
Sidewinder0.5
Tocher Lake0.5
Upper GeraldineJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.5
Way of the Mono0.5
Whiskey Ridge0.5
Wilbur May LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.5
China Wells0.4
Deadman'S Curve0.4
E-Zee0.4
G Meadow0.4
Gordon0.4
Mountain0.4
RainbowDinkey Lakes Wilderness Wilderness0.4
Rancho0.4
Scott0.4
Shady Porch0.4
Silvis South0.4
String Meadow CutoffJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.4
Willow Cove0.4
Willow Cove 20.4
Austin0.3
Bald Mountain T290.3
Borrow0.3
Central0.3
Chiquito South0.3
Dinkey Staging0.3
Downslope0.3
Gino0.3
GlobeAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness0.3
Greys0.3
Hollywood0.3
Insipid0.3
Kempe0.3
Lillian AccessAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness0.3
McKinley GroveAccessible0.3
Mugler0.3
Rae LakeJohn Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.3
Root0.3
Shade0.3
Soquel0.3
Squirrel Creek0.3
Sunset0.3
Tailend0.3
Texas0.3
45 Cut Off T50.2
45 Cut Off T60.2
45 Cut Off T70.2
45 Cut Off T80.2
Bald Mountain T10.2
Bald Mountain T180.2
Bald Mountain T210.2
Bald Mountain T30.2
Bald Mountain T80.2
Blt0.2
Brewer T60.2
Bunting0.2
Cascadel0.2
Cattle Mountain T10.2
Dim Loop0.2
Doris LakeAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness0.2
Dot0.2
E-Zee W0.2
Flat LakeAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness0.2
Grouse Lake0.2
Hooper Diversion OHV Route T10.2
House T10.2
Johnson0.2
Lookout0.2
Martin South0.2
Plain T30.2
Rattlesnake LakeAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness0.2
Red Mountain T1Dinkey Lakes Wilderness Wilderness0.2
Rutherford LakeAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness0.2
Shale0.2
Six0.2
Sky0.2
Spring0.2
Stew0.2
Summit Creek0.2
Swamp Lake0.2
Tied Off T10.2
Tower T20.2
V Rock0.2
Vandeburg AccessAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness0.2
West Lake0.2
Whiskey Ridge Loop0.2
45 Cut Off T10.1
45 Cut Off T20.1
45 Cut Off T30.1
45 Cut Off T40.1
45 Cut Off T90.1
Bald Mountain T100.1
Bald Mountain T110.1
Bald Mountain T120.1
Bald Mountain T130.1
Bald Mountain T140.1
Bald Mountain T150.1
Bald Mountain T160.1
Bald Mountain T170.1
Bald Mountain T190.1
Bald Mountain T20.1
Bald Mountain T200.1
Bald Mountain T220.1
Bald Mountain T230.1
Bald Mountain T240.1
Bald Mountain T250.1
Bald Mountain T260.1
Bald Mountain T270.1
Bald Mountain T280.1
Bald Mountain T40.1
Bald Mountain T50.1
Bald Mountain T60.1
Bald Mountain T70.1
Bald Mountain T90.1
Bear Diversion OHV Route T10.1
Bear Diversion OHV Route T20.1
Bear Diversion OHV Route T30.1
Bear Diversion OHV Route T40.1
Bear Diversion OHV Route T50.1
Bear Rock0.1
Big Shot0.1
Brewer T10.1
Brewer T20.1
Brewer T30.1
Brewer T40.1
Brewer T50.1
Bumper Buster0.1
Chiquito Canyon T10.1
Chiquito North0.1
Chirp0.1
Church Key0.1
Douglass0.1
Hooper Diversion OHV Route T2John Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.1
Hooper Diversion OHV Route T3John Muir Wilderness Wilderness0.1
Hooper Diversion Spur B0.1
Hooper Diversion Spur a T10.1
Hooper Diversion Spur a T20.1
Hooper Diversion Spur a T30.1
House T20.1
Hugh0.1
Iron Lakes T10.1
Jackass InterpretiveAccessible0.1
Marmot0.1
Mirror T20.1
Onion Springs T20.1
Onion Springs T30.1
Onion Springs T40.1
Pine0.1
Plain T10.1
Plain T20.1
Powder Hill T10.1
Red Mountain T2Dinkey Lakes Wilderness Wilderness0.1
Red Top T10.1
Rockhopper0.1
Rough0.1
Rya0.1
Shadow0.1
Shady North0.1
Stagecoach Spur0.1
Staniford LakeAnsel Adams Wilderness Wilderness0.1
Stock0.1
Strawberry Lake T10.1
Strawberry Lake T20.1
Strawberry Lake T30.1
Strawberry Lake T40.1
Summit Camp0.1
Summit Spur0.1
Swamp T10.1
Swamp T20.1
Tied Off0.1
Tower T30.1
Tower T40.1
Vista Dome T10.1
Whiskey Creek0.1
Whiskey Falls T10.1
Boneyard0
Grouse Lake Campsite0
Mirror Spur0
Mirror T10
Strawberry Lake T50
Tower T10
Willow Ridge0

Trails in plain text are shorter than 4.5 miles and have no page of their own. Length, class and uses come from the same Forest Service record. Data refreshed September 17, 2026.