Billys Peak
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.2 mi
Distance
3,367 ft
Gain
2h 8m
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Shasta-Trinity National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Billys Peak
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,367 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,367 ft
- Highest point
- 6,980 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,748 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
BILLYS PEAK is a 4.42-mile out-and-back trail in California with 3,367 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 6,980 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 4,748 ft
- High point
- 6,980 ft
- Total climbing
- 3,367 ft
- Total descent
- 3,367 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 30% grade around mile 2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 4.4 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Weaverville Ranger District · Ranger district
- Shasta-Trinity National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Shasta-Trinity National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
information · posted Oct 1, 2026
Mount Shasta-McCloud Seasonal Area and Road Closure
information · posted Sep 4, 2026
Bailey Cove Road Closure Order
caution · posted Sep 4, 2026
Panther Basin and Panther Meadows Area and Use Restrictions
information · posted Sep 2, 2026
Upper Ski Bowl Parking Restriction Order
information · posted Aug 28, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Mt. Shasta Wilderness Area Restrictions
fire-restriction · posted Aug 24, 2026
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Mud and Ash Creek Area and Road Closure
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Trinity River Cg-FCamping1.7 mi
- Goldfield Cg-FCamping2.2 mi
- Boulder CreekHiking2.8 mi
- Stoddard SpurHiking3.5 mi
- Mcdonald ScrambleHiking3.5 mi
- Eagle Creek Cg-FCamping4.8 mi
- Ramshorn CreekCanoeing5.8 mi
- Coffee CreekCanoeing5.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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