1,004 Trails in California

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
501. Sleepy Hollow Trail (Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Lake Forest
502. Quail Trail (Irvine Ranch Open Space) Beginner difficulty 3.0 *** Irvine
503. Paradise Lake Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Magalia
504. Mendocino Lake Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Ukiah
505. Stagecoach Trail (South) (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) difficulty 4.0 **** Laguna Beach
506. Lake Murray Easiest difficulty 7.0 *** San Diego
507. Lizard (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Beginner difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
508. Samuel P. Taylor State Park difficulty 10 Lagunitas
509. Santa Paula Canyon difficulty 6.0 *** Santa Paula
510. Stough Canyon difficulty 3.0 *** Burbank
511. Tahoe Donner various Intermediate difficulty 13.0 *** Truckee
512. West Fiscalini Ranch Preserve Beginner difficulty 5 **** Cambria
513. Freeman Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Springville
514. Los Vaqueros Watershed difficulty 20.0 **** Livermore
515. Horseshoe Lake Trail Single Track Beginner difficulty 1.0 **** Mammoth Lakes
516. Yorba Regional Park Easiest difficulty 20.0 ** Anaheim
517. Johnson Ranch Beginner difficulty 10.0 ** San Luis Obisbo
518. Woodward Park difficulty 2.0 Fresno
519. Alviso Marina County Park Beginner difficulty 0.0 *** Alviso
520. Bishop Ranch Open Space Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** San Ramon
521. Old San Pedro Mountain Road / North Peak Easiest difficulty 12.0 *** Half Moon Bay
522. Indian Truck Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Corona
523. Buckhorn Loop Advanced difficulty 34.0 *** Santa Barbara
524. Old Emerald Falls Trail (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
525. Nature Center Easiest difficulty 8.0 *** Valencia
526. Dickies (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Big Bear Lake
527. Fiddle Creek difficulty 18.0 **** Downieville
528. Waterworks Beginner difficulty 6.0 ***** Ladera Ranch
529. Tomalas Bay Trail Beginner difficulty 1.0 **** Point Reyes Station
530. Michael D. Antonovich Trail (Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park) Beginner difficulty 6.0 ***** San Dimas
531. Charlie Canyon Trails Intermediate difficulty 0.0 ***** Castiac
532. "B" (Upper Bidwell Park) Expert difficulty 1.0 ***** Chico
533. Bogart Park Beginner difficulty 0.0 *** Cherry Valley
534. Lynx (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Niguel
535. Potato Mountain (Claremont Wilderness) Easiest difficulty 7.0 **** Claremont
536. Maidu / North Rim (Upper Bidwell Park) Easiest difficulty 5.0 **** Chico
537. Magnolia to Cronan Ranch Figure 8 difficulty 14.0 **** Coloma
538. Hawk's Peak Climb Intermediate difficulty 13.0 **** Tahoe Donner/truckee
539. The Ring Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Bear Valley
540. Dublin Hills Beginner difficulty 2.0 *** Pleasanton
541. Lake Elsinore Easiest difficulty 11.0 *** Links at Summerly
542. Bahia Loop Easiest difficulty 10.0 **** Novato
543. Bump and Grind / Hop Along Advanced difficulty 3.0 *** Palm Desert
544. Clikapudi Trail Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Shasta Lake
545. Missing Link (Crystal Cove State Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
546. Stair Steps (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
547. San Tim Trails Easiest difficulty 22.0 **** Beaumont
548. A-line Beginner difficulty 38.0 **** Stirling City
549. Merced River Trail difficulty 28.0 **** Mariposa
550. Nike Site #29 Whittier Hills Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Whittier

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