45 Trails in Escondido, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
SDCE Up and Back difficulty 8.0 Ramona
Green Valley Truck Trail difficulty 3.0 Poway
Black Mountain difficulty 25.0 San Diego
Black Mountain difficulty 14.0 Ramona
East Grove difficulty 2.0 Carlsbad
Upper Santa Ysabel Truck Trail difficulty 5.0 Ramona
Lake O'Neil Loop difficulty 5.0 camp pendleton
San Luis Rey River trail difficulty 15.0 Oceanside
San Luis Rey difficulty 9.0 Camp Pendleton
Fry-Koegel Trail difficulty 8.0 Ramona
Espola/West Ridge/Lomas Verde/Old Coach Trails difficulty 10.0 Poway
The Rollercoaster difficulty 5.0 Ramona
Del Dios Highlands Preserve difficulty 1.0 Escondido
El Capitan Preserve difficulty 8.0 Lakeside
Simon Preserve difficulty 5.0 Ramona
Santa Maria Creek / Ramona Grasslands difficulty 4.0 Ramona
MC Memorial Golf Course Easiest difficulty 9.0 * Camp Pendleton
Discovery Lake Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** San Marcos
Guajome Regional Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Oceanside
San Elijo Harmony Grove Beginner difficulty 5.0 ***** San Marcos
Lake Hodges Beginner difficulty 14.0 **** San Diego
Santee Lakes To Sycamore Canyon Beginner difficulty 11.0 *** Santee
Rose Canyon Open Space Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** San Diego
Ramona Grasslands Preserve Beginner difficulty 0.0 *** Ramona
Marian R. Bear Memorial Park Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** San Diego
Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** San Diego
Spring Canyon Beginner difficulty 8.0 **** Santee
Sycamore Canyon Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Santee
Daley Ranch Intermediate difficulty 20.0 *** Escondido
Raptor Ridge Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** San Pasqual Valley
Exfoliator (Hurkey Creek) Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Idyllwild
Lake Calavera Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Carlsbad
Santa Margarita Preserve Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ** Fallbrook
Oak Oasis Preserve Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ** Lakeside
Torrey Pines Loop Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Del Mar
Happy's Loop Trail Intermediate difficulty 9.0 ***** Ramona
Lake Poway Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Poway
Rancho La Costa Preserve Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** La Costa
Rancho La Costa Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Carlsbad
Mission Trails Advanced difficulty 15.0 **** San Diego
Anderson Truck Trail Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Alpine
Elfin Forest Reserve and Del Dios Highlands County Preserve Advanced difficulty 14.0 **** Escondido
Idyllwild Park Advanced difficulty 0.0 ***** Idyllwild
Lopez Canyon Trail (Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** San Diego
Iron Mountain Trail Expert difficulty 6.0 ***** Poway

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