1,005 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Big Ride (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Expert difficulty 50.0 ***** Aptos
Brandy Creek Expert difficulty 10.0 ***** Redding
Big Boulder Trail Expert difficulty 5.0 ***** Downieville
Lunch and Susanville Beginner difficulty 60.0 ***** Westwood
Hazel to Granite Bay Intermediate difficulty 31.0 ***** Folsom
Nature Trail Beginner difficulty 13.0 ***** Nevada City
Union Valley Reservoir Beginner difficulty 7.0 ***** Kyburz
Folsom South Canal Easiest difficulty 16.0 ***** Sacramento
Jughandle Ecological Trail: East Fork difficulty 3.0 ***** Fort Bragg
Big River Trail Easiest difficulty 10.0 ***** Mendocino
Pachecho Falls Advanced difficulty 25.0 ***** Gilroy
Bordan Hatch To Grabtown Gulch difficulty 6.0 ***** Half Moon Bay
Tahoe Rim Trail: Kingsbury South To Armstrong Pass (Tahoe Rim Trail) difficulty 13.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
Meyers Trail difficulty 2.0 ***** Nevada City
Pfeiffer difficulty 4.0 ***** Nevada City
Tahoe Rim Trail: Brockway to Watson Lake (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Truckee
Calaveras Big Trees / South Loop Beginner difficulty 12.0 ***** Arnold
North Yuba difficulty 15.0 ***** Downieville
Tahoe Rim Trail: Watson Lake to Tahoe City (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 18.0 ***** Truckee
Josephine Peak difficulty 21.0 ***** Los Angeles
Manly Gulch Beginner difficulty 5 ***** Mendocino
Waterworks Beginner difficulty 6.0 ***** Ladera Ranch
Property of BGR2 Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** San Juan Capistrano
Clementine / Forresthill Connector Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ***** Auburn
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride Advanced difficulty 20.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
Honda Valley MTB Trail Intermediate difficulty 40.0 ***** Hesperia
Bullards Barr Trail Intermediate difficulty 13.0 ***** Camptonvile
Downieville Downhill Advanced difficulty 16.0 ***** Downieville
Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest Advanced difficulty 20.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Sanjon Barranca Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Ventura
Paradise Royale Advanced difficulty 14.0 ***** Shelter Cove
Just Outstanding Intermediate difficulty 13.0 ***** Kernville
Pauley Creek Advanced difficulty 18.0 ***** Downieville
Noble Canyon Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** San Diego
Top Of The World Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** Arnold
UCSC Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Edwards trails Intermediate difficulty 19.0 ***** Edwards Air Force Base
TMTA Lehigh trails Intermediate difficulty 16.0 ***** Tehachapi
McGill Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Frazier Park
The Cannell Plunge Advanced difficulty 30.0 ***** Kernville
Mount Lowe Railway Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Pasadena
Tahoe Rim Trail: Tahoe City to Brockaway Summit (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 19.0 ***** Tahoe City
Rosamond Circuit Intermediate difficulty 20.0 ***** Rosamond
San Juan Trail Advanced difficulty 11.0 ***** San Juan Capistrano
Northstar Bike Park Advanced difficulty 125.0 ***** Truckee
1st / 2nd / 3rd Divide (Downieville Downhill) Advanced difficulty 17.0 ***** Downieville
Hole In The Ground Advanced difficulty 17.0 ***** Truckee
Jumping Mouse Trail (Greer Ranch / 215 Trail) Beginner difficulty 2.0 ***** Murrieta
Tahoe Rim Trail: Kingsbury to Van Sickle Advanced difficulty 12.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
Corriganville Park Trails Easiest difficulty 5.0 ***** Simi Valley

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