Stanislaus National Forest · California

Arnold Rim Trail

8.7 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 14E06 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · hiking, horse, bike

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 38.2645, -120.3534 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Arnold Rim Trail - Cedar Center Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season All year to

Arnold Rim Trail - Cedar Center Trailhead

For maps and more information on the trail, visit https://arnoldrimtrail.org/ .

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Arnold Rim Trail - Logging Museum Trailhead-Arnold the Forest Service's write-up

season Year-round to

The northern terminus of the Arnold Rim Trail is at the Sierra Nevada Logging Museum in the community of White Pines. From the museum’s parking lot, look for the start of the trail across the adjacent gravel road. The first mile is paved and gently graded for wheelchair accessibility.

* Directions: From eastbound Highway 4 in Arnold, veer left onto Blagen Road just past the Chevron gas station. Follow Blagen Road for approximately one mile through the community of White Pines. Turn left on Dunbar Road, following signs for Hazel Fisher School and Logging Museum. Just past White Pines Lake, turn right at the giant pencil that marks the Logging Museum entrance. Please respect the signs demarcating parking spaces reserved for the Museum.

See special note for equestrians in Activities section below.

Lat/Long: 38.265208, -120.344784

For maps and more information on the trail, visit https://arnoldrimtrail.org/ .

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Arnold Rim Trail - San Domingo Southern Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season All year to

This is the southernmost trailhead for the Arnold Rim Trail and San Domingo section of the trail.

For maps and more information on the trail, visit https://arnoldrimtrail.org/ .

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Arnold Rim Trail - Valley View Drive Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Arnold Rim Trail - Valley View Drive Trailhead

The access off this road provides the shortest route to destinations like Cougar Rock and Top of the World.

For maps and more information on the trail, visit https://arnoldrimtrail.org/ .

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.