Rancheria Trail Ishi
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.3 mi
Distance
1,875 ft
Gain
52 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 Lassen National Forest
3 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
Rancheria Trail Ishi
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,875 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,875 ft
- Highest point
- 3,189 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,670 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Rancheria Trail Ishi is a 4.68-mile out-and-back hike in California with 1,875 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,189 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,189 ft
- High point
- 3,189 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,875 ft
- Total descent
- 1,875 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 23% grade around mile 1.8 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 4.7 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing comes late, so save something for the end.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Ishi Wilderness · Wilderness
- Almanor Ranger District · Ranger district
- Lassen National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1
Conditions
Active alerts for Lassen National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
SAFETY ALERT - South Antelope Bridge out, Do Not Cross
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Lassen National Forest Camping Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Lake Almanor Area Camping Restriction
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Lake Almanor Recreational Trail Restriction
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- HORSEBACK RIDGEHiking0.4 mi
- INDIAN RIDGEHiking1 mi
- South Fork Antelope CreekCanoeing2.6 mi
- Mill CreekCanoeing2.7 mi
- Table Mountain IshiHiking2.7 mi
- Mill, TheRock climbing3.1 mi
- Black RockCamping4 mi
- Deer CreekCanoeing8.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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