70 Trails in Los Angeles, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Viper Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Santa Clarita
Veterans Park to Camp 9 Fire Station and back Easiest difficulty 14.0 *** Los Angeles
Upper Winter Creek (Chantry Flats) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Arcadia
Upper Santa Anita Canyon Road (Chantry Flats) Beginner difficulty 4.0 ** Arcadia
Turnbull Canyon Intermediate difficulty 29 **** Whittier
Towsley Canyon Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Valencia
Top Dog - Dog Tag (Tapia Canyon) difficulty 1.0 Castaic
Tapia Canyon Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Castaic
Sunset Trail (Mount Lowe Railway) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Pasadena
Sunset Hills - Woodridge Loop difficulty 17.0 Thousand Oaks
Strawberry Peak Advanced difficulty 16.0 **** La Canada Flintridge
Stough Canyon difficulty 3.0 *** Burbank
Skyline Trail Easiest difficulty 11.0 **** Los Angeles
Side Winder (Tapia Canyon) difficulty 1.0 Castaic
Sepulveda Dam difficulty 0.0 ** Van Nuys
Sapwi Trails Community Park to China Flat difficulty 0
Santiago Oaks Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Orange
Santa Fe Dam Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Irwindale
Santa Clarita Sports Complex difficulty 1 Santa Clarita
Sam Merril (Mount Lowe Railway) Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Pasadena
Portuguese Bend Nature Reserve Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Palos Verdes Peninsula
Plum Canyon Road difficulty 6.0 Santa Clarita
Placerita Canyon Nature Center Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Newhall
Nike Site #29 Whittier Hills Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Whittier
New Millennium Loop Advanced difficulty 14.0 *** Calabasas
Nature Center Easiest difficulty 8.0 *** Valencia
Mount Wilson Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pasadena
Mount Wilson Toll Road Intermediate difficulty 15.0 *** Pasadena
Mount Lowe Railway Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Pasadena
Malibu Creek State Park difficulty 18.0 Calabassas
Lower Winter Creek (Chantry Flats) Advanced difficulty 3.0 **** Arcadia
Las Virgenes Canyon Lollipop Beginner difficulty 13.0 ***** Woodland Hills
Las Llajas Canyon Easiest difficulty 7.0 ***** Simi Valley
Laguna Coast Wilderness Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Laguna Beach
La Tuna Canyon Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Tujunga/sunland
Kona (Tapia Canyon) Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Castaic
Kenter Whoops difficulty 2.0 Los Angeles
Hummingbird Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** Simi Hills
Heli Pad Shortcut (Chantry Flats) Advanced difficulty 1.0 * Arcadia
Haskell Open Space Trail Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Santa Clarita
Harbor Park Easiest difficulty 2.0 * Wilmington
Hahamongna Watershed Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Altadena
Grapevine (Pro Downhill) difficulty 1.0 Castaic
Gabrielino Trail Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Los Angeles
G-Out (Tapia Canyon) difficulty 2.0 Castaic
Fullerton Loop Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Fullerton
Fairview Park Easiest difficulty 5.0 **** Costa Mesa
Fair Oaks difficulty 13.0 Canyon Country
El Prieto Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Altadena
Echo Mountain Loop Advanced difficulty 7.0 *** Altadena

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