1,004 Trails in California

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
201. Sanjon Barranca Advanced 3.0 ***** Ventura
202. Morgan Territory Intermediate 20.0 **** Livermore
203. South Boundry Loop Beginner 15.0 **** Los Banos
204. Mount Hough Advanced 14.0 **** Quincy
205. O'Neill Regional Park Beginner 23.0 *** Trabuco Canyon
206. Towsley Canyon Intermediate 5.0 **** Valencia
207. Palm Canyon Epic Advanced 28.0 **** Palm Springs
208. Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park Intermediate 75 **** Rowland Heights
209. Bolinas Ridge Intermediate 23.0 **** Olema
210. SkyPark at Santa's Village 5.0 Skyforest
211. Hogan Trail / Coyote Point Trail Intermediate 10.0 **** Valley Springs
212. Hazel to Granite Bay Intermediate 31.0 ***** Folsom
213. Hoot Trail (Pioneer Trail) Beginner 4.0 ***** Nevada City
214. Butcher Ranch (Downieville Downhill) Advanced 4.1 ***** Downieville
215. St. Joseph's Hill Beginner 6.0 *** Los Gatos
216. Rancho La Costa Intermediate 12.0 **** Carlsbad
217. Los Gatos Creek Trail Intermediate 8.0 ***** San Jose
218. Spring Canyon Beginner 8.0 **** Santee
219. Otay Valley Regional Park Easiest 8.0 **** San Diego
220. Potters Ravine Beginner 15.0 ***** Oroville
221. Redwood Regional Park Beginner 9.0 *** Castro Valley
222. Chumash Intermediate 3.0 **** Simi Valley
223. La Tuna Canyon Intermediate 10.0 *** Tujunga/sunland
224. Alpine Pedal Path Beginner 2.0 ***** Big Bear City
225. Peavine Ridge Intermediate 12.0 ***** Garberville
226. Tilden Regional Park Easiest 39.0 *** Berkeley
227. Dogwood Trail Intermediate 3.0 ***** Lake Arrowhead
228. Repack Road via Tamarancho Camp (Fisher Loop) Advanced 14.0 ***** Fairfax
229. Pine Mountain Loop Intermediate 13.0 ***** Fairfax
230. M Trail Advanced 2.0 **** Moreno Valley
231. Santiago Truck Trail (The Luge) Intermediate 8.0 **** Foothill Ranch
232. Hazel Loop Beginner 15.0 **** Folsom
233. Backbone Trail: Kanan to Etz Malloy (Backbone Trail) Beginner 17.0 **** Malibu
234. Shell Ridge Open Space Intermediate 12.0 **** Walnut Creek
235. Red Hills Advanced 17.0 **** Jamestown
236. San Ysidro Intermediate 4.0 ***** Santa Barbara
237. Lagoon Valley Beginner 10.0 **** Vacaville
238. Coast View Trail Beginner 6.0 **** Mill Valley
239. Christmas Hill Garlic Ride Easiest 9.0 **** Gilroy
240. Edwards trails Intermediate 19.0 ***** Edwards Air Force Base
241. Mount Laguna Recreation Area Intermediate 15.0 ***** Pine Valley
242. Snyder Trail / Knapps Castle Intermediate 14.0 **** Santa Barbara
243. Yogi Bear Intermediate 18.0 ***** Truckee
244. Big Basin State Park Beginner 16.0 **** Saratoga
245. Motorway Advanced 4.0 **** Silverado
246. Mount Tamalpais Fire Roads to West Point Inn Easiest 11.0 **** Kentfield
247. Upper Stevens Creek County Park Easiest 11.0 ***** Santa Cruz
248. San Joaquin River Trail Beginner 7.0 **** Auberry
249. Cerro San Luis Advanced 10.0 *** San Luis Obispo
250. Coyote Creek Trail Easiest 7.0 ***** San Jose

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