1,004 Trails in California

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
51. Armstrong Pass (Armstrong Connector) Intermediate 17.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
52. Pioneer Trail Intermediate 25.0 **** Nevada City
53. Water Dog Lake Park Intermediate 20 **** Belmont
54. Sly Park Beginner 10.0 **** Pollack Pines
55. Sweetwater Regional Park Beginner 15.0 **** Bonita
56. Tahoe Rim Trail: Tahoe City to Brockaway Summit (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced 19.0 ***** Tahoe City
57. Hidden Falls Regional Park Beginner 14.0 **** Auburn
58. Dry Creek Trail Beginner 9.0 **** Modesto
59. De Laveaga Advanced 10.0 ***** Santa Cruz
60. Wilder Ranch State Park Beginner 34.0 **** Santa Cruz
61. Joaquin Miller Intermediate 10.0 **** Oakland
62. Pine Knot Trail Intermediate 5.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
63. Ventura river preserve Intermediate 8.0 ***** Ojai
64. Keyesville Special Recreation Management Area Advanced 15.0 ***** Lake Isabella
65. Upper Bidwell Park Advanced 11.0 **** Chico
66. Monte Bello / Rancho San Antonio Intermediate 6.0 **** Palo Alto
67. Lake Sonoma 20.0 **** Healdsburg
68. Montana De Oro Intermediate 15.0 **** San Luis Obispo
69. Santiago Oaks Intermediate 12.0 **** Orange
70. Backbone Trail Beginner 65.0 **** Malibu
71. Saratoga Gap Intermediate 10.0 **** Saratoga
72. Anderson Truck Trail Advanced 7.0 ***** Alpine
73. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park Intermediate 20.0 **** Laguna Beach
74. Napa / Skyline Park Advanced 5.0 **** Napa
75. Hummingbird Advanced 6.0 ***** Simi Hills
76. Rockville Park Intermediate 5.0 **** Cordelia
77. Point Mugu State Park Intermediate 30.0 **** Malibu
78. Mailboxes Advanced 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
79. Exchequer Mountain Bike Park Advanced 8.0 **** Barrett
80. Claremont Wilderness Easiest 5.0 *** Claremont
81. Sweetwater Trail Intermediate 3.0 **** Folsom
82. Arnold Rim Trail Intermediate 10.0 ***** Arnold
83. Purisma Creek Intermediate 9.0 **** Woodside
84. Mission Trails Advanced 15.0 **** San Diego
85. Greer Ranch / 215 Trail Intermediate 10 ***** Murrieta
86. Skyline Drive trail Beginner 9.0 **** Corona
87. Salmon Falls: Sweetwater Loop (Salmon Falls) Intermediate 8.0 **** Folsom
88. Old Flume Trail / South Yuba Trail Advanced 10.0 **** Nevada City
89. Jedi Intermediate 5.0 **** Loma Linda
90. Cholla (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Intermediate 1.0 **** Laguna Niguel
91. Marshall Canyon Park (Claremont Wilderness) Intermediate 14.0 **** Claremont
92. Granite Bay Trail Intermediate 12.0 **** Granite Bay
93. Pauley Creek Advanced 18.0 ***** Downieville
94. Los Robles Trail (Western Section) Beginner 16.0 ***** Thousand Oaks
95. Las Virgenes Canyon Lollipop Beginner 13.0 ***** Woodland Hills
96. American River Confluence Trails Intermediate 7.0 **** Auburn
97. Elk Grove Bike Park Intermediate 1.0 ***** Elk Grove
98. Little Pine Mountain Advanced 17.0 **** Santa Barbara
99. Santa Teresa Park Intermediate 6.0 **** San Jose
100. Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve Beginner 10.0 **** San Diego

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