1,005 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Monte Bello / Rancho San Antonio Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Palo Alto
El Dorado Trail Beginner difficulty 21.0 **** Shingle Springs
Big Sycamore Canyon Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Newbury Park
Skyline Trail Easiest difficulty 11.0 **** Los Angeles
Sweetwater Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Folsom
Vail Lake Resort Intermediate difficulty 14 **** Temecula
Marshall Canyon Park (Claremont Wilderness) Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Claremont
Big Laguna Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pine Valley
The Luge Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Lake Forest
The Goat Trails Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** Palm Springs
Turnbull Canyon Intermediate difficulty 29 **** Whittier
Emigrant Trail Beginner difficulty 20.0 **** Truckee
China Camp Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Marin
Jenkinson Lake Loop (Sly Park) Intermediate difficulty 8 **** Pollock Pines
South Boundry Loop Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Los Banos
Viper Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Santa Clarita
Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Laguna Beach
Joaquin Miller Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Oakland
Mount Hough Advanced difficulty 14.0 **** Quincy
Squirrel Trail Advanced difficulty 1.3 **** Auburn
5150 Trail Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Auburn
Star Lake Trail Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** South Lake Tahoe
Bachelor Mountain  difficulty 11.0 **** Winchester
Riverwalk Park trails Beginner difficulty 0.0 **** Bakersfield
Chupacabra Beginner difficulty 1.0 **** Santa Barbara, CA
Stonewall Trail Advanced difficulty 2.0 **** Auburn
BBQ Terrace Easiest difficulty 17.0 **** Walnut Creek
Two Trees Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Moreno Valley
Monk Dawg (Greer Ranch / 215 Trail) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Murrieta
The Cove to Lake Trail Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** La Quinta
Sylvan meadows (Santa rosa plateau) Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Murrieta - la cresta
Hog Backs/Los Alamos Sports Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Murrieta
Rocky Peak Trail  difficulty 8.0 **** Simi Valley
San Tim Trails Easiest difficulty 22.0 **** Beaumont
Santa Fe Dam Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Irwindale
Cucamonga Road (Cucamonga Canyon) Beginner difficulty 6.0 **** Rancho Cucamonga
Guajome Regional Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Oceanside
Limestone Canyon  difficulty 11.0 **** Silverado
Acorn Trail Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Wrightwood
Idle Hour  difficulty 0.0 **** Altadena
Lizard (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Beginner difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
Trabuco Canyon Advanced difficulty 7.0 **** Trabuco Canyon
South Yuba Trail (Old Flume Trail / South Yuba Trail) Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Nevada City
Clikapudi Trail Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Shasta Lake
Bailey Cove Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Redding
Lower Rock Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Bishop
Mountain View Singletrack Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Mammoth Lakes
Horseshoe Lake Trail Single Track Beginner difficulty 1.0 **** Mammoth Lakes
Freeman Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Springville
Lopez Canyon Trail (Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** San Diego

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