971 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Cholla (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Niguel
Red Dog (West Cuesta Ridge) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 *** San Luis Obispo
West Fork Trail Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Santa Barbara
Calico Ghost Town Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Yermo
Mendocino Lake Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Ukiah
Camarillo Canyon Road (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 *** Laguna Beach
Watertank Trail (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 *** Laguna Beach
Cape Horn Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 *** Bear Valley
Grout Bay Trail (Hanna Flat) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Fawnskin
Don't Shoot Me Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Big Bear City
Kenny's Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Big Bear City
Plumbers (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
Fern Trail (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
Bristlecone (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 Big Bear Lake
Little Saigon (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Big Bear Lake
Sleepy Hollow Trail (Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Lake Forest
Cactus Trail (Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Lake Forest
Serrano Cow Trail (Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Lake Forest
Turnbull Canyon Trail (Turnbull Canyon) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Whittier
Peppergrass (Turnbull Canyon) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Whittier
Worsham Canyon (Turnbull Canyon) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Whittier
Upper Winter Creek (Chantry Flats) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Arcadia
Mount Wilson Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pasadena
7th Street (Turnbull Canyon) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Hacienda Heights
Mills Peak Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Graeagle
Backbone Trail: Kanan Dune to Corral Canyon (Backbone Trail) Intermediate difficulty 13.0 **** Agoura Hills
La Tuna Canyon Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Tujunga/sunland
Pine Mountain Loop Intermediate difficulty 13.0 ***** Fairfax
Havey Canyon Trail (Tilden Regional Park) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Berkeley
Shooters (West Cuesta Ridge) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** San Luis Obispo
Swasey Recreation Area Intermediate difficulty 14.0 ***** Redding
Trail #02 / #03 / #04 (Fort Ord Public Lands) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Monterey
Pillarcitos Canyon Road (Fort Ord Public Lands) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 *** Monterey
Trail #44 (Fort Ord Public Lands) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Montere
Trail #10 (Fort Ord Public Lands) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Monterey
Trail #47 (Fort Ord Public Lands) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Monterey
Lake Poway Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Poway
Charlie Canyon Trails Intermediate difficulty 0.0 ***** Castiac
Towsley Canyon Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Valencia
Santa Margarita Preserve Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ** Fallbrook
Bidwell Ridge To Potter Ravine Intermediate difficulty 19.0 **** Oroville
Nike Site #29 Whittier Hills Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Whittier
Hawk's Peak Climb Intermediate difficulty 13.0 **** Tahoe Donner/truckee
Round Mountain Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Nevada City
Snyder Trail / Knapps Castle Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Santa Barbara
Hazel to Granite Bay Intermediate difficulty 31.0 ***** Folsom
North Bloomfield Intermediate difficulty 17.0 **** Nevada City
Las Trampas Regional Wilderness Intermediate difficulty 20.0 ***** Danville
Knights Ferry Canal Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Oakdale
Ring Mountain Open Space Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Tiburon

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