Mt Hough Ridge
California
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0.8 mi
Distance
390 ft
Gain
20 min
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 Plumas 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.
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Why you'll love it
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Mt Hough Ridge
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 390 ft
- Elevation loss
- 390 ft
- Highest point
- 7,029 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,849 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Mt Hough Ridge is a 1.62-mile out-and-back trail in California with 390 feet of elevation gain. The route returns via the same path it ascends.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 7,029 ft
- High point
- 7,029 ft
- Total climbing
- 390 ft
- Total descent
- 390 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 15% grade around mile 0.5 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 1.6 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
- Mt. Hough Ranger District · Ranger district
- Plumas National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Plumas National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Stage I Fire Restrictions - Plumas National Forest
fire-restriction · posted Sep 5, 2026
Plumas National Forest Camping Stay and Occupancy Limits
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Mount Hough TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Mount Hough Summit ConnectorHiking0.3 mi
- Crystal LakeRock climbing0.3 mi
- Spanish Creek CampgroundCamping4.3 mi
- Spanish Creek (Family Cg)Camping4.3 mi
- Hosselkus CreekCanoeing8.6 mi
- Wolf CreekCanoeing8.6 mi
- Moon, TheRock climbing9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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