907 Trails in Kootenai National Forest, California

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Downieville Downhill Advanced difficulty 16.0 ***** Downieville
2. Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest Advanced difficulty 20 ***** Santa Cruz
3. Camp Tamarancho Intermediate difficulty 10 ***** Marin
4. Tahoe Rim Trail Advanced difficulty 165.0 ***** Tahoe City
5. Mount Lowe Railway Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Pasadena
6. Big Bear Mountain Resort Intermediate difficulty 20 ***** Big Bear Lake
7. Northstar Bike Park Advanced difficulty 125.0 ***** Truckee
8. Bootleg Canyon Advanced difficulty 35 ***** Boulder City
9. Mammoth Mountain Resort Advanced difficulty 80.0 **** Mammoth Lakes
10. Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Laguna Beach
11. 1st / 2nd / 3rd Divide (Downieville Downhill) Advanced difficulty 17.0 ***** Downieville
12. Backbone Trail Intermediate difficulty 65.0 **** Malibu
13. Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Lake Forest
14. San Juan Trail Advanced difficulty 11.0 ***** San Juan Capistrano
15. Noble Canyon Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** San Diego
16. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride Advanced difficulty 20.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
17. Big Laguna Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pine Valley
18. Annadel State Park Intermediate difficulty 35.0 **** Santa Rosa
19. Flume Trail Beginner difficulty 14.0 **** Incline Village
20. Fort Ord Public Lands Intermediate difficulty 86.0 **** Monterey
21. Mount Hough Trail System Advanced difficulty 80 **** Quincy
22. The Luge Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Lake Forest
23. El Corte De Madera Creek Open Space Intermediate difficulty 40.0 **** Woodside
24. Turnbull Canyon Intermediate difficulty 29 **** Whittier
25. El Prieto Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Altadena
26. Emigrant Trail Beginner difficulty 20.0 **** Truckee
27. Henry W. Coe State Park Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Morgan Hill
28. Mills Peak Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Graeagle
29. Solstice Advanced difficulty 13 ***** Fairfax
30. Lake Hodges Beginner difficulty 14.0 **** San Diego
31. Pogonip Open Space Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
32. Gabrielino Trail Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Los Angeles
33. Mount Wilson Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pasadena
34. Fullerton Loop Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Fullerton
35. Corral Trail Beginner difficulty 2.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
36. Cowboy Trails Intermediate difficulty 12 **** Las Vegas
37. Boggs Forest Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Cobb
38. West Cuesta Ridge Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** San Luis Obispo
39. Idyllwild Park Advanced difficulty 0.0 ***** Idyllwild
40. Sunset Trail (Mount Lowe Railway) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Pasadena
41. Blue Diamond Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Las Vegas
42. Clementine / Forresthill Connector Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ***** Auburn
43. The Cannell Plunge Advanced difficulty 30.0 ***** Kernville
44. Hole In The Ground Advanced difficulty 17.0 ***** Truckee
45. Cougar Crest Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Big Bear City
46. Camuesa Connector Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Santa Barbara
47. UCSC Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Santa Cruz
48. Salmon Falls Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Folsom
49. Foresthill Divide Intermediate difficulty 11.0 **** Auburn
50. Clementine Loop Advanced difficulty 11.0 ***** Auburn

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