1,005 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Tour De Los Padres difficulty 290.0 Frazier Park to Santa Barbara
Tahoe Rim Trail Intermediate difficulty 165.0 **** Tahoe City
Northstar Bike Park Advanced difficulty 125.0 ***** Truckee
Hunting Hollow and Redfern Intermediate difficulty 100.0 **** Gilroy
Fort Ord Public Lands Intermediate difficulty 86.0 **** Monterey
Mammoth Mountain Resort Advanced difficulty 80.0 **** Mammoth Lakes
Lake Alpine Loop Intermediate difficulty 79.0 ***** Bear Valley
Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 75 **** Rowland Heights
White Mountain Road difficulty 70.8 Bishop
California Aqueduct - San Luis Reservoir difficulty 70.0 Gustine
Backbone Trail Beginner difficulty 65.0 **** Malibu
Lunch and Susanville Beginner difficulty 60.0 ***** Westwood
Case Mountain BLM Intermediate difficulty 50.0 **** Three Rivers
Big Ride (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Expert difficulty 50.0 ***** Aptos
Colson Canyon Road Intermediate difficulty 50.0 **** Santa Maria
Honda Valley MTB Trail Intermediate difficulty 40.0 ***** Hesperia
Toro County Park Expert difficulty 40.0 **** Monterey
Eagle Mountain Resort Bike Park difficulty 40.0 Emigrant Gap
Forest City Loop difficulty 40.0 Downieville
Prairie City Off Road Park difficulty 40.0 **** Folsom
Wolf Mountain to Banner Mountain difficulty 40.0 Grass Valley
El Corte De Madera Creek Open Space Intermediate difficulty 40.0 **** Woodside
Tilden Regional Park Easiest difficulty 39.0 *** Berkeley
A-line Beginner difficulty 38.0 **** Stirling City
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch County Park Easiest difficulty 35.0 **** San Martin
Bizz Johnson Trail Easiest difficulty 35.0 **** Susanville
Annadel State Park Intermediate difficulty 35.0 **** Santa Rosa
Buckhorn Loop Advanced difficulty 34.0 *** Santa Barbara
Wilder Ranch State Park Beginner difficulty 34.0 **** Santa Cruz
Grapevine Canyon Easiest difficulty 33.0 *** Borrego Springs
American River Trail Beginner difficulty 32.0 *** Sacramento
DRLT and Hole in the Ground (Hole In The Ground) difficulty 31.0 Truckee
Hazel to Granite Bay Intermediate difficulty 31.0 ***** Folsom
San Diego Creek Trail difficulty 30.0 Irvine
La Costa to elfin difficulty 30.0 Carlsbad
Five Canyons Open Space difficulty 30.0 Hayward
Calico Ghost Town Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Yermo
The Cannell Plunge Advanced difficulty 30.0 ***** Kernville
Point Mugu State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Malibu
North Fork Beginner difficulty 30.0 ***** Oroville
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Descanso
30 Miles Of Auburn Intermediate difficulty 30.0 ***** Auburn
Turnbull Canyon Intermediate difficulty 29 **** Whittier
Palm Canyon Epic Advanced difficulty 28.0 *** Palm Springs
Susanville Ranch Park Intermediate difficulty 28.0 ***** Susanville
Merced River Trail difficulty 28.0 **** Mariposa
Weaverville difficulty 26.0 Weaverville
Bona Vista MTB/Hike Trailhead Advanced difficulty 25.0 ***** Apple Valley
Black Mountain difficulty 25.0 San Diego
Eldorado Trail- Forni Rd trailhead to Latrobe Rd Intermediate difficulty 25.0 **** Placerville

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