Alpine/Calaveras Trail Inventory

Trail/Ride/Paddle Location H=Horse F=Foot B=Bike Distance/
Elevation Change/
Difficulty
Optimum
Season
Fee Wildflowers Points of Interest
East Bay Municipal Utility District
EBMUD Sierra Trails Network Camanche & Pardee Reservoirs F/H F/W/S Fee March/April
Copperoppolis
Copper Cove Equestrian Trails?
Lake Tulloch area?
Salt Spring Valley Res?
New Melones
Buck Brush Loop Glory Hole Recreation Area F/B 1.3 mi easy F/W/S Fee March/April Good to great early season wildflowers
Angels Creek Loop Glory Hole Recreation Area F/B 2.5 mi / moderate F/W/S Fee March/April Good to great early season wildflowers
Frontier Tr Glory Hole Recreation Area F/B 2.0 mi/  moderate F/W/S Fee March/April Abundant use by Mnt Bikes
Gold Rush Tr Glory Hole Recreation Area F/B 2.2 mi/ moderate F/W/S Fee March/April Good to great early season wildflowers
Carson Creek Tr Glory Hole Recreation Area F/B 2.3 mi/ moderate F/W/S Fee March/April Good to great early season wildflowers
Tower Climb Glory Hole Recreation Area F/B 1.3 mi/ challenges F/W/S Fee March/April Good to great early season wildflowers
Heron Point Tr Tuttletown Recreation Area F/B 1.7 mi/  easy F/W/S Fee March/April Good to great early season wildflowers
Redtail Tr Tuttletown Recreation Area F/B 1.2 mi/ easy F/W/S Fee March/April Good to great early season wildflowers
Ringneck Run Tuttletown Recreation Area F/B .6 mi/ easy F/W/S Fee March/April Good to great early season wildflowers
Kingsnake Loop Tuttletown Recreation Area F/B .8 mi/ easy F/W/S Fee March/April Good to great early season wildflowers
Fox Ravine Tuttletown Recreation Area F/B .4 mi/ easy F/W/S Fee March/April Good to great early season wildflowers
Cougar Point Tr Tuttletown Recreation Area F/B .4 mi/ easy F/W/S Fee March/April Good to great early season wildflowers
Black Bear Loop Tuttletown Recreation Area F/B 1.2 mi/ easy F/W/S Fee March/April Good to great early season wildflowers
Norweigian Gulch Tr Mark Twain Recreation Area F .5 mi/ easy F/W/S Fee March/April Good to great early season wildflowers
Peoria Ridge Tr Peoria Wildlife Area F/B/H 3.7 mi/ moderate F/W/S March/April Good to great early season wildflowers
Peoria Mountain Tr Peoria Wildlife Area F/B/H 4.0 mi/ challenging F/W/S March/April Good to great early season wildflowers
Green Springs Tr Peoria Wildlife Area F/B/H 2.0 mi/  moderate F/W/S March/April Good to great early season wildflowers
Table Mountain Tr Table Mountain F 1.5 mi/ challenging F/W/S March/April Good to great early season wildflowers
Natural Bridges Tr Parrott's Ferry Road F 1.5 mi / 200 ft / Moderate All Year March/April Wildflowers in season & amazing geological feature
North Calaveras County
MCCT: Independence Flat Loop Tr Gwinn Mine Road, Middle Bar F/H 4.0 mi/600'/Moderate-Difficult F/W/S Part of MCCT, Placer mining history, Canyon views
Ponderosa Way-Mokelumne River Tr Hwy 26, Rich Gulch F/B 2.0 mi/1,000'/Moderate F/W/S Swim, Picnic, Tubing
Valentine Loop Tr Hwy 26, Glencoe F/B/H 3.0 mi/440'/Moderate F/W/S Panorama of moke canyon, Oak & conifer forests
Lion Creek Loop Tr Schaads Rd east of Wilseyville F/B/H ?mi/?/Moderate F/W/S/S Coniferous forest
Forrest Creek Loop Tr Schaads Rd east of Wilseyville F/B/H ?mi/?/Easy F/W/S/S Coniferous forest with ford over Forest Creek
Devils Nose River Tr Winton Rd east of West Point F/B/H 3.3 mi/1,200'/Difficult F/W/S/S Shaded fuel breaks, old forests, plantations
Devils Nose Lookout Tr Winton Rd east of West Point F/B/H 2.7 mi/880'/Moderate F/W/S/S Panorama of moke canyon, old forests, plantations
Folsom Lookout Loop Tr Winton Rd east of West Point F/B/H ?mi/?/Moderate S/S/F Panorama to Mt Diablo & beyond
Blue Mountain Lookout Drive Blue Mountain Rd east of Wilseyville 4WD S/S/F Panorama to Mt Diablo & beyond
Blue Mountain City Drive Blue Mountain Rd east of Wilseyville S/S/F Explore an abandoned mining town
Schaad's Reservoir Schaads Rd east of Wilseyville F/B 4 mi/ Easy-Moderate F/W/S/S Scenic reservoir in dense coniferous forest
Bald Mountain Blue Mountain Loop Ride 6N03… F/B/H Explore Blue Mountain & abandoned CDF camp
Wilseyville-Schaad's-West Point Ride Railroad Flat Rd, Wilseyville B 20 mi/Moderate-Difficult F/W/S/S Coniferous forest
Central Calaveras County
Dogtown Rd. Angels Camp to Fricot City B 10 mi/? All Year Abundant bike rides in this area ...paved and dirt...
San Domingo Esmeralda Bike Loop Angels Camp  B 14 mi / 1100' / Moderate Sp / Fa 2/3 dirt 1/3 paved...rare traffic...winery...bike ride, hike
Esmeralda Rd. Dogtown to Murphys Sheep Ranch B 4.5 mi/? All Year 2/3 dirt 1/3 paved...rare traffic...winery...bike ride, hike
Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Guided Hikes in the North Grove North Grove S/S/F
Accessible Trails S/S/F
North Grove Big Trees Tr North Grove F 1.5 mi/Easy
Grove Overlook Trail North Grove F
River Canyon Tr North Grove F
South Grove Tr South Grove F 5 mi S/S/F
Hwy 4 Corridor/Stanislaus National Forest
Camp Nine Ride Vallecito F/B 7 mi / 30 / Easy F/W/S Rugged Stanislaus Canyon; Two Power Houses on river
Arnold Rim Tr White Pines to Avery  F/B/H 10.6 mi / 2,293 / Moderate S/S/F 360 view from Manuel Peak; San Antonio Falls
Oxendine Tr Hathaway Pines, Hunter Dam Rd F 1.5 mi / 760' / Moderate S/S/F Sometimes snowed shut...river/fishing access
Pine Needle Flat Tr Sourgrass rec area to Pine Needle Flat F 1.5 mi / 170' / Moderate S/S/F open to jeeps but they're rare...river side hiking and biking
Ganns Trail Ganns Mdw on Hwy 4 to NF Stan R F 3.7 mi  / 1,483 / Difficult S/S/F Old growth forest & camping/swimming at Stanislaus River
Wolfeboro Tr Big Meadows F 8 mi / 1,100 / Moderate S/S/F Camp Wolfeboro BSA Camp
Spicer Reservoir area...east res. S/S/F
Spicer Reservoir area…Wheats meadow  sword & lost S/S/F
Elephant Rock Lake S/S/F
Slickrock Road S/S/F
Osborn ridge S/S/F
Lodgepole Tr S/S/F
Lake Valley S/S/F
Corral Hollow Jeep Rd. Bear Valley S/S/F
Lake Alpine Bypass Lake Alpine S/S/F
Bee Gulch S/S/F
Lake Alpine Shoreline ADA Tr Lake Alpine S/S/F
Lake Alpine South Shore Lake Alpine S/S/F
Inspiration Point S/S/F
Duck Lake Loop Tr Lake Alpine F 4 mi / 450 / Moderate S/S/F
Emigrant Tr S/S/F
Wheeler Ridge Tr Lake Alpine F 4 mi / 1000' / Moderate S/S/F
Sandy Meadow S/S/F
Stanislaus Meadow S/S/F
Mosquito Lakes to Heiser/Bull Run S/S/F
Milk Ranch Tr S/S/F
Bull Run Lake Tr S/S/F
Pacific Valley S/S/F
Deer Valley Tr Hermit Valley F/B/H 6.4 mi / 1250' / Moderate
Upper Mokelumne River Tr Hermit Valley F/H 4 mi / 442' / Moderate S/S/F
Grouse Creek S/S/F
Sheep Meadow S/S/F
Milk Ranch Meadow S/S/F
Asa Lake S/S/F
Upper Gardner Meadow S/S/F
Hiram Pk S/S/F
Highland Cr S/S/F
Folger's Peak S/S/F
MCCT: Moore Cr to Bear Valley 20 mi S/S/F
MCCT: Bear Valley to Alpine Lake Hwy 4, Bear Valley S/S/F
MCCT: Alpine Lake to Mosquito Lakes Hwy 4, Alpine Lake S/S/F
MCCT: Pacific Valley to Highland Lakes Hwy 4, Pacific Valley S/S/F
MCCT: Highland Lakes to Ebbetts Pass Hwy 4, Ebbetts Pass 9 mi / 1800' /Moderate S/S/F
Canoe/Kayak
New Hogan Hwy 26, Valley Springs
New Melones Angels Creek Paddle Hwy 49, Angels Camp B 7 / Moderate
Mokelumne River, Electra Run Hwy 49, Mokelumne Hill
Salt Springs Reservoir Hwy 88, Ellis Road, Hams Station
White Pines Lake Hwy 4, Arnold
Spicer Reservoir    Hwy 4, Tamarack
Union & Utica Reservoirs Hwy 4, Tamarack
Lake Alpine    Hwy 4, Bear Valley
Schaad's Reservoir Schaads Road, Wilseyville
Updated 9-Sep-14