Stanislaus National Forest · California

Arnot Creek

7.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 20E05 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 38.4046, -119.8007 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Arnot Creek TH the Forest Service's write-up

No fee for a Wilderness Permit · reservation required · season May to December

Arnot Creek Trailhead
Photo: US Forest Service

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Restrictions Read your Wilderness Permit for regulations.

This hike 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.