1,005 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Butcher Ranch (Downieville Downhill) Advanced difficulty 4.1 ***** Downieville
Haskell Open Space Trail Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Santa Clarita
Etiwanda Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Fontana
"B" (Upper Bidwell Park) Expert difficulty 1.0 ***** Chico
Deer Park to East Peak difficulty 18.0 ***** Fairfax
Susanville Ranch Park Intermediate difficulty 28.0 ***** Susanville
Culvert Trail (American River Confluence Trails) Advanced difficulty 2.0 ***** Auburn
Happy's Loop Trail Intermediate difficulty 9.0 ***** Ramona
Ditch Trail Beginner difficulty 2.0 ***** Yreka
Upper Stevens Creek County Park Easiest difficulty 11.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Elk Grove Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Elk Grove
Gracie Intermediate difficulty 9.0 ***** Grass valley
San Ysidro Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ***** Santa Barbara
White Mountain Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Pebble Beach
Old Emerald Trail (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Beginner difficulty 1.0 ***** Laguna Beach
Emerald Canyon (Road) (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) difficulty 4.0 ***** Laguna Beach
Hensley Lake Beginner difficulty 0.0 ***** Madera
Miracle Mile (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Expert difficulty 1.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
Cedar Ridge Ditch Easiest difficulty 5.0 ***** Sonora
Laguna Ridge Trail (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Laguna Beach
Los Robles Trail (Western Section) Beginner difficulty 16.0 ***** Thousand Oaks
Grout Bay Trail (Hanna Flat) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Fawnskin
Plumbers (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
Dog Trail (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
Fern Trail (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
Upper Fall Line And Lower Fall Line (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
Hummingbird Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** Simi Hills
Cactus Trail (Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Lake Forest
Live Oak (Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park) Beginner difficulty 1.0 ***** Lake Forest
Serrano Cow Trail (Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Lake Forest
Peppergrass (Turnbull Canyon) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Whittier
Worsham Canyon (Turnbull Canyon) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Whittier
Upper Winter Creek (Chantry Flats) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Arcadia
7th Street (Turnbull Canyon) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Hacienda Heights
Anderson Truck Trail Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Alpine
Montara Mountain Advanced difficulty 9 ***** Montara
Trail #48 (Fort Ord Public Lands) Beginner difficulty 1.0 ***** Monterey
Trail #76 (Fort Ord Public Lands) Advanced difficulty 2.0 ***** Monterey
Lakeview Trail Easiest difficulty 22.0 ***** Hemet
Pine Mountain Loop Intermediate difficulty 13.0 ***** Fairfax
Wilson's (Upper Bidwell Park) Expert difficulty 1.0 ***** Chico
Creek Side Easiest difficulty 4.0 ***** Chico
Solstice Advanced difficulty 13 ***** Fairfax
Swasey Recreation Area Intermediate difficulty 14.0 ***** Redding
Trail #36 (Fort Ord Public Lands) Beginner difficulty 1.0 ***** Monterey
Trail #47 (Fort Ord Public Lands) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Monterey
Coyote Creek Trail Easiest difficulty 7.0 ***** San Jose
Canyon Trail Advanced difficulty 12.0 ***** Mineral
Charlie Canyon Trails Intermediate difficulty 0.0 ***** Castiac
North Fork Beginner difficulty 30.0 ***** Oroville

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