Quietest hikes in California

The highest acoustic-wildness scores: the routes where road noise, towns, and machinery are least audible, by distance and by the terrain in the way.

These are the 25 quietest hikes Ambleway has measured in California, from 99% quiet at the top of the board to 97% quiet at the bottom. They run from 3.5 to 15 miles. The biggest climb on the board is Fox Ridge Road Spur K & Hurdygurdy Road, gaining 3,639 ft.

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Fried Liver Wash Corridor 8.9 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 99% quiet
Wolf Creek Pass–Disaster Creek Trail Loop, 4 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 2,931 ft · 98% quiet
Paac Kü̱vü̱hü̱’k–Surprise Tank Loop, 3 lakes 12.2 mi · ▲ 1,107 ft · 98% quiet
Tall Trees Grove–Emerald Ridge Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 98% quiet
Quail Mountain & x-country route via California Riding and Hiking Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 2,609 ft · 98% quiet
Boundary Trail 10 mi · ▲ 2,526 ft · 98% quiet
California Riding and Hiking Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 1,370 ft · 98% quiet
Covington Crest Viewpoint & Covington Crest Trail via California Riding and Hiking Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 856 ft · 98% quiet
Arbor Camp Ridge Road 10.9 mi · ▲ 2,000 ft · 98% quiet
Fox Ridge Road Spur K & Fox Ridge Road 12.6 mi · ▲ 3,077 ft · 98% quiet
Covington Flats Crossover Road via California Riding and Hiking Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 886 ft · 98% quiet
Tall Trees Grove–44 Camp Trail, 5 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,576 ft · 98% quiet
Arnot Creek Trail 13.8 mi · ▲ 2,491 ft · 98% quiet
Fox Ridge Road Spur D & Fox Ridge Road 12.5 mi · ▲ 2,740 ft · 98% quiet
Lucky Boy Vista–Elton Mine, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 97% quiet
Goose Creek Road 12.8 mi · ▲ 2,687 ft · 97% quiet
Blue Dog Road–Blue Ridge Road Spur E, 3 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 2,753 ft · 97% quiet
Woods Gulch-Jenkins Canyon Trail 13.7 mi · ▲ 3,159 ft · 97% quiet
O'Dell Road & Queen Valley Trail Loop via Queen Valley Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 97% quiet
Fox Ridge Road Spur K & Hurdygurdy Road 13.9 mi · ▲ 3,639 ft · 97% quiet
Fox Ridge Road Spur B & Hurdygurdy Road 15.1 mi · ▲ 3,329 ft · 97% quiet
Walker Mine Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 3,549 ft · 97% quiet
Fox Ridge Road & Upper Gurdy Road 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,963 ft · 97% quiet
Split Rock–Lucky Boy Vista, 6 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,355 ft · 97% quiet
Fox Ridge Road Spur D & Hurdygurdy Road 13.7 mi · ▲ 3,294 ft · 97% quiet