1,004 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Bahia Loop Easiest difficulty 10.0 **** Novato
Badger Gap Trail difficulty 10.0 Lake Isabella
Backside difficulty 8.0 Lakeshore
Backbone Trail: Topanga State Park to Will Rogers State Park (Backbone Trail) Intermediate difficulty 21.0 **** Malibu
Backbone Trail: Kanan to Etz Malloy (Backbone Trail) Beginner difficulty 17.0 **** Malibu
Backbone Trail: Kanan Dune to Corral Canyon (Backbone Trail) Intermediate difficulty 13.0 **** Agoura Hills
Backbone Trail Beginner difficulty 65.0 **** Malibu
Bachelor Mountain difficulty 11.0 **** Winchester
B.F.I. (Crystal Cove State Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 *** Laguna Beach
Art Smith Trail Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Palm Desert
Arroyo Seco (El Prieto) Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Pasadena
Arrow (SkyPark at Santa’s Village) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Skyforest
Arnold Rim Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Arnold
Armstrong Pass (Armstrong Connector) Intermediate difficulty 17.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
Arcata Community Forest Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Arcata
Arastradero Preserve Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Palo Alto
Aptos Fire Road (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Easiest difficulty 12.0 **** Aptos
Anza-Cuyamaca North Side Singletrack (Cuyamaca Rancho State Park) Intermediate difficulty 19.0 *** Cuyamaca
Anthony Peak Ridge difficulty 8.0 Mendocino National Forest
Anthony Chabot Regional Park Beginner difficulty 19.0 *** Castro Valley
Annadel State Park Intermediate difficulty 35.0 **** Santa Rosa
Angora Ridge / Tahoe Mountain loop difficulty 17.0 South Lake Tahoe
Angel Island Easiest difficulty 18.0 ** Tiburon
Andrew Molera: Creamery Meadow Loop And Ridge Trail difficulty 7.0 Big Sur
Anderson Truck Trail Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Alpine
Anaheim Hills Trail Beginner difficulty 9.0 ***** Anaheim
Ames Lodge Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Mendocino
American River Trail Beginner difficulty 32.0 *** Sacramento
American River Confluence Trails Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Auburn
Alviso Marina County Park Beginner difficulty 0.0 *** Alviso
Alum Rock County Park Beginner difficulty 5 ***
Altamont Summit difficulty 1.0 Livermore
Alpine Pedal Path Beginner difficulty 2.0 ***** Big Bear City
Almaden Quicksilver County Park Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** San Jose
Almaden Lake Trail difficulty 8.0 San Jose
Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Laguna Beach
Alamitos Creek Trail (Hidden Springs Trail) Intermediate difficulty 1.2 **** San Jose
Acton Trail difficulty 20.0 *** Acton
Acorn Trail difficulty 2.0 Wrightwood
Acorn Trail Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Wrightwood
Acorn Creek to Darrington Connector difficulty 1.5 Pilot Hill
Abbotts Lagoon difficulty 2.0 Inverness
A-line Beginner difficulty 38.0 **** Stirling City
7th Street (Turnbull Canyon) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Hacienda Heights
5150 Trail Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Auburn
5 Oaks Trail (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
30 Miles Of Auburn Intermediate difficulty 30.0 ***** Auburn
2n51y (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Beginner difficulty 3.0 *** Big Bear Lake
2n10 (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** Big Bear Lake
2n08 (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Beginner difficulty 2.0 ** Big Bear Lake

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