Top hikes

Biggest climbs

The most total elevation gain from start to finish.

1 North Backbone Trail 15.7 mi · ▲ 9,164 ft 9,164 ftelevation gain 2 Pine Mountain via Blue Ridge Truck Trail 14.4 mi · ▲ 8,392 ft ⚑ Pine Mountain 8,392 ftelevation gain 3 Bear Canyon Trail 14.9 mi · ▲ 8,345 ft 8,345 ftelevation gain 4 Wright Mountain & Pine Mountain via North Backbone Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 8,144 ft ⚑ Pine Mountain, Wright Mountain 8,144 ftelevation gain 5 Pratt Mountain–Blazer Lake, 6 lakes 15.7 mi · ▲ 7,452 ft ⚑ Mason Lake Backcountry Camping, Sir Richard's Pond, Little Kulla Lake +3 more 7,452 ftelevation gain 6 Hibox Mountain–Rampart Lakes, 4 lakes 10.7 mi · ▲ 7,379 ft ⚑ Lake Laura, Lake Lillian, Rampart Lakes +1 more 7,379 ftelevation gain 7 Blazer Lake–Rainbow Lake, 6 lakes 16 mi · ▲ 6,981 ft ⚑ Mason Lake Backcountry Camping, Sir Richard's Pond, Little Kulla Lake +3 more 6,981 ftelevation gain 8 Mount Lukens & Haines Cyn Debris Basin via Haines Canyon Road 13.3 mi · ▲ 6,871 ft ⚑ Haines Cyn Debris Basin, Mount Lukens 6,871 ftelevation gain 9 Baring Mountain–Stone Lake, 3 lakes 13.3 mi · ▲ 6,624 ft ⚑ Stone Lake, Barclay Lake, Baring Mountain 6,624 ftelevation gain 10 Bailey Canyon Debris Reservoir via Mount Wilson Trail 15.6 mi · ▲ 6,601 ft ⚑ Bailey Canyon Debris Reservoir 6,601 ftelevation gain 11 Heaton Flat Trail 12.9 mi · ▲ 6,509 ft 6,509 ftelevation gain 12 Dunsmore Debris Basin & Haines Cyn Debris Basin via Haines Canyon Road 14.5 mi · ▲ 6,489 ft ⚑ Haines Cyn Debris Basin, Dunsmore Debris Basin 6,489 ftelevation gain 13 Sierra Madre Debris Basin Loop via Mount Wilson Toll Road 15.6 mi · ▲ 6,484 ft ⚑ Sierra Madre Debris Basin 6,484 ftelevation gain 14 Echo Rock via Chantry Flats Truck Trail 15.6 mi · ▲ 6,468 ft ⚑ Echo Rock 6,468 ftelevation gain 15 Abiel Peak–Lagoon cell #1, 3 summits 15.3 mi · ▲ 6,455 ft ⚑ Lagoon cell #1, Windy Pass, Abiel Peak 6,455 ftelevation gain 16 Silver Peak–Lagoon cell #1, 3 summits 15.7 mi · ▲ 6,436 ft ⚑ Lagoon cell #1, Windy Pass, Silver Peak 6,436 ftelevation gain 17 150 & Haines Cyn Debris Basin via Haines Canyon Road 14.4 mi · ▲ 6,400 ft ⚑ Haines Cyn Debris Basin, 150 6,400 ftelevation gain 18 Goldmyer Hot Springs–Red Pond, 3 sights 14 mi · ▲ 6,385 ft ⚑ Red Pond, Red Pass, Goldmyer Hot Springs 6,385 ftelevation gain 19 Echo Rock via Sturtevant Trail 15.6 mi · ▲ 6,337 ft ⚑ Echo Rock 6,337 ftelevation gain 20 Tongva Peak–La Tuna Peak, 7 saddles 15.3 mi · ▲ 6,250 ft ⚑ La Tuna Peak, Stough Saddle, Wildhos Saddle +4 more 6,250 ftelevation gain 21 Thompson Lake via Mount Defiance Trail 13.7 mi · ▲ 6,212 ft ⚑ Thompson Lake 6,212 ftelevation gain 22 Mount Olympia–Devil's Pulpit, 4 summits 15.4 mi · ▲ 6,210 ft ⚑ Mount Olympia, Mary Bowerman Trail Overlook, Devil's Pulpit +1 more 6,210 ftelevation gain 23 Pine Mountain via Forest Service Route 3N39 16 mi · ▲ 6,153 ft ⚑ Pine Mountain 6,153 ftelevation gain 24 Upper Clamshell Truck Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 6,147 ft 6,147 ftelevation gain 25 Mount Defiance via Granite Creek Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 6,055 ft ⚑ Mount Defiance 6,055 ftelevation gain