971 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Sisar Canyon / White Ledge Intermediate difficulty 17.0 *** Ojai
Hunting Hollow and Redfern Intermediate difficulty 100.0 **** Gilroy
Briones Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 25.0 **** Walnut Creek
Old Growth Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Aptos
Bullards Barr Trail Intermediate difficulty 13.0 ***** Camptonvile
Sawtooth Ridge Intermediate difficulty 9.0 *** Truckee
Lake Alpine Loop Intermediate difficulty 79.0 ***** Bear Valley
Tahoe Rim Trail Intermediate difficulty 165.0 **** Tahoe City
Mount Wilson Toll Road Intermediate difficulty 15.0 *** Pasadena
Big Bear Mountain Resort Intermediate difficulty 20 ***** Big Bear Lake
Skyline Ridge Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Palo Alto
Olmstead Loop Intermediate difficulty 9.0 *** Cool
Old Folsom To Granite Bay Intermediate difficulty 21.0 *** Folsom
American River Confluence Trails Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Auburn
Monte Bello / Rancho San Antonio Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Palo Alto
Salmon Falls Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Folsom
Purisma Creek Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Woodside
Saratoga Gap Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Saratoga
Henry W. Coe State Park Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Morgan Hill
Fremont Older Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Cupertino
Boggs Forest Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Cobb
Berm Trail (Lime Ridge) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Concord
Rage Intermediate difficulty 0.4 **** Ladera Ranch
Property of BGR2 Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** San Juan Capistrano
Alamitos Creek Trail (Hidden Springs Trail) Intermediate difficulty 1.2 **** San Jose
Fort Ord Public Lands Intermediate difficulty 86.0 **** Monterey
Montana De Oro Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** San Luis Obispo
Lake Calavera Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Carlsbad
Turnbull Canyon Intermediate difficulty 29 **** Whittier
Hurkey Creek Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Apple Canyon
Exfoliator (Hurkey Creek) Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Idyllwild
Foresthill Divide Intermediate difficulty 11.0 **** Auburn
Backbone Trail: Topanga State Park to Will Rogers State Park (Backbone Trail) Intermediate difficulty 21.0 **** Malibu
Fleming Meadows (Sly Park) Intermediate difficulty 8 **** Pollock Pines
Honda Valley MTB Trail Intermediate difficulty 40.0 ***** Hesperia
Shell Ridge Open Space Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Walnut Creek
Sierra Azul Open Space Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Los Gatos
Sycamore Canyon Park Intermediate difficulty 19.0 ***** Riverside
Bolinas Ridge Intermediate difficulty 23.0 **** Olema
Whiskey Flat / Spikes Peak Intermediate difficulty 17.0 **** Los Banos
Clementine / Forresthill Connector Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ***** Auburn
Raptor Ridge Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** San Pasqual Valley
Mount Sutro Historic Trail Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** San Francisco
Rosamond Circuit Intermediate difficulty 20.0 ***** Rosamond
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Descanso
Sweetwater Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Folsom
Del Cerro Park Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Rancho Palos Verdes
Daley Ranch Intermediate difficulty 20.0 *** Escondido
Greenbelt trails Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Tehachapi
Camuesa Connector Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Santa Barbara

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