The BEST Mountain Bike Trails in California

Singletracks members have ranked the best mountain bike trails in California using our unique trail ranking algorithm. The best bike trails are rated by weighing the following ranking factors:

• Average trail rating
• Number of members who have ridden the MTB trail
• Number of members who want to ride the MTB trail

#	Trail	Location	Rating	Difficulty
1	Forest Of Nisene Marks & Soquel Demonstration Forest	Santa Cruz, California		- Advanced
2	Downieville Downhill	Downieville, California		- Advanced
3	Northstar Resort	Truckee, California		- Advanced
4	Limestone Canyon And Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park	Lake Forest, California		- Intermediate
5	1st 2nd 3rd Divide	Downieville, California		- Advanced
6	Camp Tamarancho	Marin, California		- Intermediate
7	Annadel State Park	Santa Rosa, California		- Intermediate
8	Hole In The Ground	Truckee, California		- Advanced
9	Mount Lowe Railway	Pasadena, California		- Advanced
10	Fort Ord Public Lands	Monterey, California		- Advanced
11	Clementine/forresthill Connector Trail	Auburn, California		- Intermediate
12	Tahoe Rim Trail	Tahoe City, California		- Intermediate
13	Aliso Creek / Woods Canyon	Laguna Beach, California		- Advanced
14	Bullards Barr Trail	Camptonvile, California		-
15	Viper	Santa Clarita, California		- Advanced
16	Noble Canyon	San Diego, California		- Advanced
17	San Juan Trail	Lake Elsinore, California		- Advanced
18	Rockville Park	Fairfield, California		- Intermediate
19	Clementine Loop	Auburn, California		- Advanced
20	Turnbull Canyon	Whittier, California		- Intermediate
21	Upper Bidwell Park	Chico, California		- Advanced
22	Old Flume Trail/south Yuba Trail	Nevada City, California		- Advanced
23	El Corte De Madera Creek Open Space	Woodside, California		- Intermediate
24	Pioneer Trail	Nevada City, California		- Intermediate
25	Tower	San Luis Obispo, California		- Expert
26	JT Howell	San Rafael, California		- Intermediate
27	Los Posadas	Angwin, California		- Intermediate
28	El Prieto	Altadena, California		- Advanced
29	Pauley Creek	Downieville, California		- Advanced
30	Lake Alpine Loop	Bear Valley, California		-
31	Top Of The World	Arnold, California		- Advanced
32	Foresthill Divide	Auburn, California		- Intermediate
33	Tahoe Rim Trail: Kingsbury South To Armstrong Pass	South Lake Tahoe, California		- Advanced
34	Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyon	Agoura Hills, California		- Advanced
35	UCSC	Santa Cruz, California		- Intermediate
36	Water Dog Lake Park	Belmont, California		- Advanced
37	Hurkey Creek	Idyllwild, California		- Intermediate
38	7-eleven	San Rafael, California		-
39	Hanna Flat	Fawnskin, California		- Intermediate
40	Chantry Flats	Arcadia, California		- Advanced
41	Peavine Ridge	Garberville, California		- Intermediate
42	Tequesquite Arroyo	Riverside, California		- Intermediate
43	Monte Bello Open Space	Palo Alto, California		- Intermediate
44	Gabrielino Trail	Los Angeles, California		- Advanced
45	007	Bass Lake, California		- Advanced
46	Arnold Rim Trail	Arnold, California		- Intermediate
47	Sly Park	Pollack Pines, California		- Beginner
48	Dry Creek Trail	Modesto, California		- Beginner
49	De Laveaga	Santa Cruz, California		- Advanced
50	Marshal Canyon	Claremont, California		- Intermediate
51	Kirkwood Ski Resort/mtb Park	Kirkwood, California		- Beginner
52	Jedi	Loma Linda, California		- Intermediate
53	Skyline Trail	Los Angeles, California		- Advanced
54	Napa-skyline Park	Napa, California		- Advanced
55	Pachecho Falls	Gilroy, California		- Advanced
56	Snow Summit Mountain Resort	Big Bear Lake, California		- Advanced
57	Big Boulder Trail	Downieville, California		- Advanced
58	Josephine Peak	Los Angeles, California		-
59	Donner Lake Rim Trail	Truckee, California		- Advanced
60	M Trail	Moreno Valley, California		- Expert
61	Salmon Falls	Folsom, California		- Intermediate
62	Yeager Mesa	Rancho Santa Margarita, California		- Expert
63	Hazel 2 Granite Bay	Folsom, California		- Intermediate
64	Morning Glory	San Luis Obispo, California		-
65	Pfeiffer	Nevada City, California		-
66	Meyers Trail	Nevada City, California		-
67	Big River Bike/hike/horse Trail	Mendocino/fort Bragg, California		-
68	Holy Jim Trail	Trabuco Hills/rancho Santa Margarita, California		- Advanced
69	Sand Point	Aptos, California		- Easiest
70	Pine Mountain Loop	Fairfax, California		- Intermediate
71	Union Valley Reservoir	Kyburz, California		- Beginner
72	Colson Canyon Rd	Santa Maria, California		- Advanced
73	Big Ride	Aptos, California		- Expert
74	Folsom South Canal	Sacramento, California		- Easiest
75	Brandy Creek	Redding, California		- Expert
76	Hummingbird	Simi Hills, California		- Advanced
77	Jughandle Ecological Trail- East Fork	Fort Bragg, California		-
78	Cougar Crest	Big Bear City, California		- Advanced
79	North Fork	Oroville, California		- Beginner
80	Lunch-n-susanville	Westwood, California		- Beginner
81	Swassy Recreation Area	Redding, California		- Intermediate
82	Canyon Trail	Mineral, California		- Advanced
83	Creek Side	Chico, California		- Easiest
84	Aptos Fire Road	Aptos, California		-
85	Bordan Hatch To Grabtown Gulch	Half Moon Bay, California		-
86	Backbone Trail - Kanan Dune To Corral Canyon	Agoura Hills, California		- Beginner
87	30 Miles Of Auburn	Auburn, California		- Intermediate
88	Manley Gulch	Mendocino, California		-
89	Round Valley 2 Morgan Territory	Brentwood, California		- Intermediate
90	Fleming Meadows	Pollock Pines, California		- Intermediate
91	Just Outstanding	Kernville, California		- Advanced
92	Pine Knot Trail	Big Bear Lake, California		- Intermediate
93	Sweetwater Trail	Folsom, California		- Intermediate
94	Salmon Falls/Sweetwater Loop	Sacramento, California		- Intermediate
95	Hunting Hollow And Redfern Area's	Gilroy, California		- Intermediate
96	China Camp	Marin, California		- Intermediate
97	Old Growth	Aptos, California		- Intermediate
98	Lake Hodges	San Diego, California		- Beginner
99	The Goat Trails	Palm Springs, California		- Intermediate
100	Red Hills	Jamestown, California		- Advanced