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California · Sierra Nevada
One outing. Just the right one.
Compare the 41 hiking trails in Sierra Nevada by duration, level and access.
By François Dumaine · updated January 30, 2026
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Three ways to get out there.
41 trails: our 3 favourites above, then 6 more
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Coordinates: LGPO database · map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Trails can close or change with the season: thaw, snow, maintenance. Each trail page links to the site manager, who publishes closures.
Our practical tipsCounts based on our 41 trails in Sierra Nevada; details and sources are on each trail page.
We list 41: 1 easy, 4 moderate, 3 hard and 33 without a listed level.
Among the 1 easy trails, start with Mount Abbot, California (3.2 km, 1 hr). Each trail page gives the duration, the level and the access conditions.
They are not allowed on 6: Mount Lyell, California, Vernal and Nevada Falls (The Mist) Trail and High Sierra Trail. For 35 more, the information is not confirmed: check the site's rules.
Each trail page links to the site manager's website (park, municipality, reserve), which publishes closures and rules. During the thaw and after heavy rain, some trails may be closed.
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Distance, elevation, parking and season for each one. The ones we go back to ourselves.
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