Lassen Volcanic National Park · California

Nobles Emigrant Trail

13 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,700 ft of climbing · 5,634 ft–6,475 ft · asphalt, native surface · trail class Moderately Developed · hiking, horse

Boat launches

5,955 ft 5,822 ft · 2.8 mi high 6,273 ft

Along the way Butte Lake Boat Launch

Trailheads Cinder Cone Trailhead 6,071 ft Drive there · Nobles Emigrant Trail Trailhead 5,638 ft Drive there · Nobles Emigrant-Hat Creek Trailhead 6,472 ft Drive there · Nobles Emigrant-Summertown Trailhead 5,871 ft Drive there

On the parks map

Other trails from the same trailheads

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" 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 park's own site before you go.