70 Trails in Los Angeles, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Las Virgenes Canyon Lollipop Beginner difficulty 13.0 ***** Woodland Hills
Harbor Park Easiest difficulty 2.0 * Wilmington
Turnbull Canyon Intermediate difficulty 29 **** Whittier
Nike Site #29 Whittier Hills Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Whittier
Sepulveda Dam  difficulty 0.0 ** Van Nuys
Nature Center Easiest difficulty 8.0 *** Valencia
Towsley Canyon Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Valencia
La Tuna Canyon Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Tujunga/sunland
Sunset Hills - Woodridge Loop  difficulty 17.0 Thousand Oaks
Devil's Slide Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Simi Valley
Chumash Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Simi Valley
Corriganville Park Trails Easiest difficulty 5.0 ***** Simi Valley
Las Llajas Canyon Easiest difficulty 7.0 ***** Simi Valley
Hummingbird Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** Simi Hills
Chantry Flats Advanced difficulty 11.0 **** Sierra Madre
Plum Canyon Road  difficulty 6.0 Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita Sports Complex  difficulty 1 Santa Clarita
Haskell Open Space Trail Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Santa Clarita
Central Park  difficulty 3.0 Santa Clarita
Viper Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Santa Clarita
Del Cerro Park Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Rancho Palos Verdes
Chilao / Silver Moccasin Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Pasadena
Arroyo Seco (El Prieto) Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Pasadena
Mount Wilson Toll Road Intermediate difficulty 15.0 *** Pasadena
Sunset Trail (Mount Lowe Railway) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Pasadena
Sam Merril (Mount Lowe Railway) Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Pasadena
Mount Wilson Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pasadena
Mount Lowe Railway Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Pasadena
Portuguese Bend Nature Reserve Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Palos Verdes Peninsula
Santiago Oaks Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Orange
Placerita Canyon Nature Center Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Newhall
Backbone Trail: Kanan to Etz Malloy (Backbone Trail) Beginner difficulty 17.0 **** Malibu
Backbone Trail: Topanga State Park to Will Rogers State Park (Backbone Trail) Intermediate difficulty 21.0 **** Malibu
Backbone Trail Beginner difficulty 65.0 **** Malibu
Kenter Whoops  difficulty 2.0 Los Angeles
Gabrielino Trail Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Los Angeles
Veterans Park to Camp 9 Fire Station and back Easiest difficulty 14.0 *** Los Angeles
Skyline Trail Easiest difficulty 11.0 **** Los Angeles
Laguna Coast Wilderness Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Laguna Beach
Crystal Cove State Park Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Laguna Beach
Strawberry Peak Advanced difficulty 16.0 **** La Canada Flintridge
Santa Fe Dam Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Irwindale
7th Street (Turnbull Canyon) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Hacienda Heights
Fullerton Loop Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Fullerton
Caballero Canyon Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Encino
Fairview Park Easiest difficulty 5.0 **** Costa Mesa
Tapia Canyon Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Castaic
Castaic Lake Pro Uphill  difficulty 1.0 Castaic
Grapevine (Pro Downhill)  difficulty 1.0 Castaic
Top Dog - Dog Tag (Tapia Canyon)  difficulty 1.0 Castaic

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