971 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Point Mugu State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Malibu
Tapia Canyon Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Castaic
Mammoth Rock Trail Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Mammoth Lakes
Train Tunnels Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Truckee
Stagecoach / Flood / Manzanita Intermediate difficulty 3.0 *** Auburn
Pioneer Trail Intermediate difficulty 25.0 **** Nevada City
Sycamore Canyon Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Santee
Black Diamond Mines Intermediate difficulty 17.0 ** Antioch
Cheeseboro / Palo Comado Canyon Intermediate difficulty 20.0 ***** Agoura Hills
Joseph D. Grant County Park Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
Granite Bay Trail Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Granite Bay
El Corte De Madera Creek Open Space Intermediate difficulty 40.0 **** Woodside
Vail Lake Resort Intermediate difficulty 14 **** Temecula
Hanna Flat Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Fawnskin
Arcata Community Forest Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Arcata
Ripon Riding Spot Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Ripon
Jedi Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Loma Linda
Tahoe Donner various Intermediate difficulty 13.0 *** Truckee
Edwards trails Intermediate difficulty 19.0 ***** Edwards Air Force Base
Tao to Bell Mountain Loop Intermediate difficulty 9.0 ***** Apple Valley
Indian Truck Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Corona
Crafton Hill Ridge Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Yucaipa
Battle Bowl Intermediate difficulty 5.0 *** Riverside
Coal Creek Open Space Preserve Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Portola Valley
Ventura river preserve Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Ojai
Dunn Road: Hahn / Buena Vista Intermediate difficulty 17 ***** Cathedral City
Skyline Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Big Bear Lake
Missing Link (Crystal Cove State Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
Placerita Canyon Nature Center Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Newhall
Crystal Cove State Park Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Laguna Beach
Laguna Coast Wilderness Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Laguna Beach
Marshall Canyon Park (Claremont Wilderness) Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Claremont
Trail #43 (Fort Ord Public Lands) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Monterey
Brad Freeman Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Oroville
Chilao / Silver Moccasin Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Pasadena
Jenkinson Lake Loop (Sly Park) Intermediate difficulty 8 **** Pollock Pines
Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 75 **** Rowland Heights
Colson Canyon Road Intermediate difficulty 50.0 **** Santa Maria
Big Laguna Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pine Valley
Henry Cowell Redwoods Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Santa Cruz
Waterworks Intermediate difficulty 0.7 **** Ladera Ranch
Crockett Hills Regional Park Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Crockett
Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Lake Forest
Tecolote Canyon Natural Park Beginner difficulty 17.0 **** San Diego
Emigrant Trail Beginner difficulty 20.0 **** Truckee
Arroyo Seco (El Prieto) Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Pasadena
South Boundry Loop Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Los Banos
Big Sycamore Canyon Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Newbury Park
Los Posadas Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Angwin
Glory Hole Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Angels Camp

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