1,005 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Old Flume Trail / South Yuba Trail Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** Nevada City
Los Posadas Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Angwin
Rockville Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Cordelia
El Prieto Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Altadena
Holy Jim Trail Advanced difficulty 4.0 **** Trabuco Canyon
Fleming Meadows (Sly Park) Intermediate difficulty 8 **** Pollock Pines
Tahoe Rim Trail Intermediate difficulty 165.0 **** Tahoe City
Mailboxes Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
Upper Bidwell Park Advanced difficulty 11.0 **** Chico
Water Dog Lake Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Belmont
Rock-it (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 2.0 **** Laguna Beach
Point Mugu State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Malibu
Aptos Fire Road (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Easiest difficulty 12.0 **** Aptos
Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Sunol/Pleasanton
Boggs Forest Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Cobb
Dry Creek Trail Beginner difficulty 9.0 **** Modesto
Foresthill Divide Intermediate difficulty 11.0 **** Auburn
Hidden Falls Regional Park Beginner difficulty 14.0 **** Auburn
Pioneer Trail Intermediate difficulty 25.0 **** Nevada City
Salmon Falls: Sweetwater Loop (Salmon Falls) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Folsom
Fort Ord Public Lands Intermediate difficulty 86.0 **** Monterey
Exchequer Mountain Bike Park Advanced difficulty 8.0 **** Barrett
Joplin Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Lake Forest
Pogonip Open Space Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
Santa Ana River Trail Advanced difficulty 22.0 **** Angelus Oaks
Motorway Advanced difficulty 4.0 **** Silverado
Mentally Sensitive (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Expert difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
Backbone Trail: Kanan Dune to Corral Canyon (Backbone Trail) Intermediate difficulty 13.0 **** Agoura Hills
Snyder Trail / Knapps Castle Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Santa Barbara
Romero Road Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Santa Barbara
Hunting Hollow and Redfern Intermediate difficulty 100.0 **** Gilroy
Old Growth Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Aptos
Henry W. Coe State Park Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Morgan Hill
Napa / Skyline Park Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Napa
Skyline Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Big Bear Lake
Oat Hill Road Advanced difficulty 17.0 **** Calistoga
Salmon Falls Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Folsom
Annadel State Park Intermediate difficulty 35.0 **** Santa Rosa
Jedi Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Loma Linda
Dickies (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Big Bear Lake
Sycamore Canyon (Point Mugu State Park) Intermediate difficulty 16.0 **** Malibu
Lake Poway Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Poway
Christmas Hill Garlic Ride Easiest difficulty 9.0 **** Gilroy
Jesusita Advanced difficulty 7.0 **** Santa Barbara
Purisma Creek Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Woodside
Montana De Oro Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** San Luis Obispo
El Corte De Madera Creek Open Space Intermediate difficulty 40.0 **** Woodside
Mount Sutro Historic Trail Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** San Francisco
007 Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Bass Lake
Santiago Oaks Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Orange

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