52 Trails in San Diego, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Iron Mountain Trail Expert difficulty 6.0 ***** Poway
Lopez Canyon Trail (Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** San Diego
Cowles Mountain / Pyles Peak Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Santee
Tuley Canyon Switchbacks Advanced difficulty 1.0 *** Oceanside
Idyllwild Park Advanced difficulty 0.0 ***** Idyllwild
Mission Trails Advanced difficulty 15.0 **** San Diego
CP MASS 3 ST Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** camp pendleton
Anderson Truck Trail Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Alpine
Elfin Forest Reserve and Del Dios Highlands County Preserve Advanced difficulty 14.0 **** Escondido
Rancho La Costa Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Carlsbad
Torrey Pines Loop Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Del Mar
Rancho La Costa Preserve Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** La Costa
Happy's Loop Trail Intermediate difficulty 9.0 ***** Ramona
Oak Oasis Preserve Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ** Lakeside
Lake Poway Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Poway
Lake Calavera Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Carlsbad
Exfoliator (Hurkey Creek) Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Idyllwild
Raptor Ridge Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** San Pasqual Valley
Daley Ranch Intermediate difficulty 20.0 *** Escondido
Sycamore Canyon Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Santee
Tecolote Canyon Natural Park Beginner difficulty 17.0 **** San Diego
Spring Canyon Beginner difficulty 8.0 **** Santee
Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** San Diego
Marian R. Bear Memorial Park Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** San Diego
Snake Trail Beginner difficulty 1.0 **** Chula vista
Rose Canyon Open Space Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** San Diego
Ramona Grasslands Preserve Beginner difficulty 0.0 *** Ramona
Santee Lakes To Sycamore Canyon Beginner difficulty 11.0 *** Santee
Lake Hodges Beginner difficulty 14.0 **** San Diego
Sweetwater Regional Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Bonita
San Elijo Harmony Grove Beginner difficulty 5.0 ***** San Marcos
Guajome Regional Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Oceanside
MC Memorial Golf Course Easiest difficulty 9.0 * Camp Pendleton
Lake Murray Easiest difficulty 7.0 *** San Diego
Discovery Lake Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** San Marcos
Otay Valley Regional Park Easiest difficulty 8.0 **** San Diego
East Grove difficulty 2.0 Carlsbad
Black Mountain difficulty 14.0 Ramona
Upper Santa Ysabel Truck Trail difficulty 5.0 Ramona
Black Mountain difficulty 25.0 San Diego
Green Valley Truck Trail difficulty 3.0 Poway
San Luis Rey River trail difficulty 15.0 Oceanside
San Luis Rey difficulty 9.0 Camp Pendleton
Fry-Koegel Trail difficulty 8.0 Ramona
Espola/West Ridge/Lomas Verde/Old Coach Trails difficulty 10.0 Poway
SDCE Up and Back difficulty 8.0 Ramona
The Rollercoaster difficulty 5.0 Ramona
Del Dios Highlands Preserve difficulty 1.0 Escondido
El Capitan Preserve difficulty 8.0 Lakeside
Simon Preserve difficulty 5.0 Ramona

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