1,004 Trails in California

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
251. Hunting Hollow and Redfern Intermediate difficulty 100.0 **** Gilroy
252. Serrano Cow Trail (Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Lake Forest
253. Wayne's World Advanced difficulty 12.0 ***** Barstow
254. Calaveras Big Trees / South Loop Beginner difficulty 12.0 ***** Arnold
255. Upper Fall Line And Lower Fall Line (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
256. Anaheim Hills Trail Beginner difficulty 9.0 ***** Anaheim
257. Las Llajas Canyon Easiest difficulty 7.0 ***** Simi Valley
258. Joplin Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Lake Forest
259. Cronan Ranch Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** Pilot Hill
260. Gridley Advanced difficulty 12.0 **** Ojai
261. Pachea Trail Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Hemet
262. Fairview Park Easiest difficulty 5.0 **** Costa Mesa
263. Art Smith Trail Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Palm Desert
264. De Valle Regional Park Advanced difficulty 25.0 **** Livermore
265. Torrey Pines Loop Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Del Mar
266. Yeager Mesa Expert difficulty 10.0 **** Trabuco Canyon
267. Powerline Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** South Lake Tahoe
268. Sam Merril (Mount Lowe Railway) Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Pasadena
269. San Elijo Harmony Grove Beginner difficulty 5.0 ***** San Marcos
270. Skyline Ridge Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Palo Alto
271. Olmstead Loop Intermediate difficulty 9.0 *** Cool
272. Arcata Community Forest Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Arcata
273. Raptor Ridge Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** San Pasqual Valley
274. X-Trail Advanced difficulty 13.0 ***** Temecula
275. Berm Trail (Lime Ridge) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Concord
276. Bordan Hatch To Grabtown Gulch difficulty 6.0 ***** Half Moon Bay
277. Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Descanso
278. Tower Advanced difficulty 2.0 **** San Luis Obispo
279. El Moro / Erection Loop (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 8.0 **** Laguna Beach
280. Greenbelt Park Beginner difficulty 6.0 **** Hayward
281. TRT Advanced difficulty 18.0 ***** Truckee
282. South Fork American River Trail (Salmon Falls) Intermediate difficulty 14.0 ***** El Dorado Hills
283. North Yuba difficulty 15.0 ***** Downieville
284. Joshua Ranch Trails Beginner difficulty 8.0 **** Palmdale
285. Jumping Mouse Trail (Greer Ranch / 215 Trail) Beginner difficulty 2.0 ***** Murrieta
286. Knights Ferry Canal Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Oakdale
287. Tahoe Rim Trail: Watson Lake to Tahoe City (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 18.0 ***** Truckee
288. Boo Hoff Trail Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** La Quinta
289. Nature Trail Beginner difficulty 13.0 ***** Nevada City
290. Meadows (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Laguna Niguel
291. Howarth Park / Spring Lake Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Rosa
292. American River Trail Beginner difficulty 32.0 *** Sacramento
293. Cucamonga Road (Cucamonga Canyon) Beginner difficulty 6.0 **** Rancho Cucamonga
294. Coyote Hills Regional Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Fremont
295. Telegraph Canyon (Chino Hills State Park) Beginner difficulty 25.0 **** Chino Hills
296. Meadowbrook difficulty 7.0 ***** San Diego
297. Helen Putnam Reginal Park Beginner difficulty 13.0 **** Petaluma
298. Brad Freeman Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Oroville
299. Mentally Sensitive (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Expert difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
300. Mount St Helena Beginner difficulty 13.0 **** Calistoga

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