1,005 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Caballero Canyon Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Encino
Idyllwild Park Advanced difficulty 0.0 ***** Idyllwild
Cougar Crest Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Big Bear City
Mills Peak Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Graeagle
Goat Trail / #41 (Fort Ord Public Lands) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Monterey
Peavine Ridge Intermediate difficulty 12.0 ***** Garberville
Tapia Canyon Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Castaic
Arnold Rim Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Arnold
Potters Ravine Beginner difficulty 15.0 ***** Oroville
Round Mountain Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Nevada City
Devil's Slide Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Simi Valley
Mammoth Rock Trail Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Mammoth Lakes
Gabrielino Trail Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Los Angeles
Centipede Advanced difficulty 0.4 ***** San Juan Capistrano
Clementine Loop Advanced difficulty 11.0 ***** Auburn
Pine Knot Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
Sunset Trail (Mount Lowe Railway) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Pasadena
Greer Ranch / 215 Trail Intermediate difficulty 10 ***** Murrieta
Lake Alpine Loop Intermediate difficulty 79.0 ***** Bear Valley
Camp Tamarancho Intermediate difficulty 10 ***** Marin
Las Virgenes Canyon Lollipop Beginner difficulty 13.0 ***** Woodland Hills
30 Miles Of Auburn Intermediate difficulty 30.0 ***** Auburn
Sycamore Canyon Park Intermediate difficulty 19.0 ***** Riverside
Cheeseboro / Palo Comado Canyon Intermediate difficulty 20.0 ***** Agoura Hills
X-Trail Advanced difficulty 13.0 ***** Temecula
Boo Hoff Trail Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** La Quinta
Christmas Valley Trail Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
The Nursery Expert difficulty 13.0 ***** Murrieta
Tao to Bell Mountain Loop Intermediate difficulty 9.0 ***** Apple Valley
Dogwood Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Lake Arrowhead
Ventura river preserve Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Ojai
Las Llajas Canyon Easiest difficulty 7.0 ***** Simi Valley
Dunn Road: Hahn / Buena Vista Intermediate difficulty 17 ***** Cathedral City
Keyesville Special Recreation Management Area Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Lake Isabella
Sunrise Trail (Downieville Downhill) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Downieville
Meadows (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Laguna Niguel
West Cuesta Ridge Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** San Luis Obispo
Camuesa Connector Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Santa Barbara
Sam Merril (Mount Lowe Railway) Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Pasadena
Donner Lake Rim Trail Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Truckee
Morning Glory (West Cuesta Ridge) Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** San Luis Obispo
San Elijo Harmony Grove Beginner difficulty 5.0 ***** San Marcos
Brad Freeman Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Oroville
Chilao / Silver Moccasin Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Pasadena
Kirkwood Bike Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 ***** Kirkwood
Tahoe Rim Trail: Spooner Summit to Kingsbury Grade (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 13.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
Las Trampas Regional Wilderness Intermediate difficulty 20.0 ***** Danville
De Laveaga Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Big Bear Mountain Resort Intermediate difficulty 20 ***** Big Bear Lake
Sly Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Pollack Pines

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