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1,005 Trails in California

Rank	Trail Name	Length (mi)	City
1001.	Stanford Rock Trail	5	South Lake Tahoe
1002.	River View Park	0	Buellton
1003.	Ridgeline Nature Loop	1.4	Trukee
1004.	Dodge Ridge Resort	8	Pinecrest
1005.	Beckwourth Peak Trail	9.3	Portola

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The Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument unit near Santa Cruz, CA, is home to a brand-new MTB trail system

Long, backcountry-style mountain bike rides are coming to Santa Cruz, CA, thanks to a massive interconnected trail development that's currently underway.

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Many of LA's most famous MTB trails have been burned or destroyed. Recovery will take years

The Mount Wilson, Mount Lowe, Middle Sam Merrill, and Sunset Ridge trails in Altadena were burned in the LA fires, as was the Backbone Trail near the Palisades. Other famous trails, like El Prieto, were also damaged.

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All trails are closed in the Angeles National Forest as LA burns

The Angeles National Forest is completely closed "for public safety and the protection of natural resources."

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Slickrock slab riding came to Lake Tahoe thanks to the Lily Lake Trail

A labor of love — 4,000 volunteer hours, to be exact — offers visitors and residents a unique mountain biking experience on the Lily Lake Trail in South Lake Tahoe, CA.

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California riders rally to save a popular beginner-friendly flow trail

The US Forest Service is planning to dismantle jumps and shave down the berms and rollers of a popular trail in Nevada City, CA.

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Connecting California's Sierra Nevada: How one mountain biker is leading the charge to build an iconic 550-mile trail

A local Tahoe mountain biker is leading the charge to build the 550-mile Sierra Camino Trail. The Sierra Camino will form the Sierra Nevada segment of the massive 5,000-mile Orogenesis Trail, which will eventually span from Cabo to Canada.

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