1,004 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Poles (Crystal Cove State Park) difficulty 1.0 Laguna Beach
Point Sal Beach difficulty 10.0 * Santa Maria
Point Pinole Regional Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Richmond
Point Mugu State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Malibu
Pogonip Open Space Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
Plumbers (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
Plum Valley Ditch Trail difficulty 5.0 Nevada City
Plum Canyon Road difficulty 6.0 Santa Clarita
Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Sunol/Pleasanton
Placerita Canyon Nature Center Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Newhall
Pit River Recreation Area difficulty 0.0 Redding
Pismo Preserve difficulty 11.0 Pismo Beach
Pirates (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Big Bear Lake
Pioneer Trail Intermediate difficulty 25.0 **** Nevada City
Pine Mountain Loop Intermediate difficulty 13.0 ***** Fairfax
Pine Knot Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
Pillarcitos Canyon Road (Fort Ord Public Lands) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 *** Monterey
Piglet difficulty 4.0 Santa Cruz
Pig Easiest difficulty 2.0 * Aptos
Pfeiffer difficulty 4.0 ***** Nevada City
Peters Canyon Regional Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 ** Orange
Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 75 **** Rowland Heights
Pescadero Creek Park difficulty 10.0 Loma Mar
Peppergrass (Turnbull Canyon) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Whittier
Penitencia Creek difficulty 4.0 San Jose
Peavine Ridge Intermediate difficulty 12.0 ***** Garberville
Pauley Creek Advanced difficulty 18.0 ***** Downieville
Park Trail difficulty 0.0 Canyon Country
parallel action difficulty 3.0 fort bragg
Paradise Royale Advanced difficulty 14.0 ***** Shelter Cove
Paradise Lake Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Magalia
Paradise Flumes Beginner difficulty 13.0 *** Paradise
Panorama Loop difficulty 11.0 Lee Vining
Panorama Dome MTB Trail Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Mammoth Lakes
Palmdale Superwash difficulty 7.0 **** Palmdale
Palmdale Aqueduct difficulty 8.0 Palmdale
Palm Wash / Truckhaven / Arroyo Salado Loop difficulty 17.0 Borrego Springs
Palm Canyon Epic Advanced difficulty 28.0 *** Palm Springs
Packers Bay Advanced difficulty 4.0 *** Shasta Lake
Pack Memorial MTB Trail Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Apple Valley
Pack Memorial MTB Trail difficulty 7.0 Apple Valley/ Hesperia
Pachecho Falls Advanced difficulty 25.0 ***** Gilroy
Pachea Trail Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Hemet
Oyster Point difficulty 15.0 Danville
Otay Valley Regional Park Easiest difficulty 8.0 **** San Diego
Olmstead Loop Intermediate difficulty 9.0 *** Cool
Oljon South (El Corte De Madera Creek Open Space) difficulty 1.7 Woodside
Old San Pedro Mountain Road / North Peak Easiest difficulty 12.0 *** Half Moon Bay
Old Humboldt to Green Gate to North Rim (Upper Bidwell Park) difficulty 24.0 Chico
Old Growth Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Aptos

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