32 Trails in Lakeside, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Iron Mountain Trail Expert difficulty 6.0 ***** Poway
Cowles Mountain / Pyles Peak Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Santee
Idyllwild Park Advanced difficulty 0.0 ***** Idyllwild
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
Oak Oasis Preserve Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ** Lakeside
Happy's Loop Trail Intermediate difficulty 9.0 ***** Ramona
Lake Poway Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Poway
Exfoliator (Hurkey Creek) Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Idyllwild
Raptor Ridge Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** San Pasqual Valley
Sycamore Canyon Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Santee
Spring Canyon Beginner difficulty 8.0 **** Santee
Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** San Diego
Snake Trail Beginner difficulty 1.0 **** Chula vista
Lake Hodges Beginner difficulty 14.0 **** San Diego
Ramona Grasslands Preserve Beginner difficulty 0.0 *** Ramona
Santee Lakes To Sycamore Canyon Beginner difficulty 11.0 *** Santee
Sweetwater Regional Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Bonita
Lake Murray Easiest difficulty 7.0 *** San Diego
Otay Valley Regional Park Easiest difficulty 8.0 **** San Diego
Green Valley Truck Trail difficulty 3.0 Poway
Black Mountain difficulty 25.0 San Diego
Upper Santa Ysabel Truck Trail difficulty 5.0 Ramona
Fry-Koegel Trail difficulty 8.0 Ramona
Espola/West Ridge/Lomas Verde/Old Coach Trails difficulty 10.0 Poway
SDCE Up and Back difficulty 8.0 Ramona
The Rollercoaster difficulty 5.0 Ramona
El Capitan Preserve difficulty 8.0 Lakeside
Simon Preserve difficulty 5.0 Ramona
Santa Maria Creek / Ramona Grasslands difficulty 4.0 Ramona
Barnett Ranch Preserve difficulty 4.0 Ramona

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