70 Trails in Los Angeles, California

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Mount Lowe Railway Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Pasadena
2. Backbone Trail Beginner difficulty 65.0 **** Malibu
3. Turnbull Canyon Intermediate difficulty 29 **** Whittier
4. El Prieto Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Altadena
5. Gabrielino Trail Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Los Angeles
6. Mount Wilson Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pasadena
7. Fullerton Loop Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Fullerton
8. Sunset Trail (Mount Lowe Railway) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Pasadena
9. Cheeseboro / Palo Comado Canyon Intermediate difficulty 20.0 ***** Agoura Hills
10. Backbone Trail: Topanga State Park to Will Rogers State Park (Backbone Trail) Intermediate difficulty 21.0 **** Malibu
11. Santiago Oaks Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Orange
12. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Laguna Beach
13. Hummingbird Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** Simi Hills
14. Sam Merril (Mount Lowe Railway) Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Pasadena
15. Las Virgenes Canyon Lollipop Beginner difficulty 13.0 ***** Woodland Hills
16. Tapia Canyon Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Castaic
17. Crystal Cove State Park Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Laguna Beach
18. Skyline Trail Easiest difficulty 11.0 **** Los Angeles
19. Viper Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Santa Clarita
20. Backbone Trail: Kanan Dune to Corral Canyon (Backbone Trail) Intermediate difficulty 13.0 **** Agoura Hills
21. Devil's Slide Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Simi Valley
22. Caballero Canyon Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Encino
23. Corriganville Park Trails Easiest difficulty 5.0 ***** Simi Valley
24. Arroyo Seco (El Prieto) Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Pasadena
25. Chantry Flats Advanced difficulty 11.0 **** Sierra Madre
26. Chilao / Silver Moccasin Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Pasadena
27. Haskell Open Space Trail Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Santa Clarita
28. Del Cerro Park Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Rancho Palos Verdes
29. Towsley Canyon Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Valencia
30. Chumash Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Simi Valley
31. La Tuna Canyon Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Tujunga/sunland
32. Backbone Trail: Kanan to Etz Malloy (Backbone Trail) Beginner difficulty 17.0 **** Malibu
33. Las Llajas Canyon Easiest difficulty 7.0 ***** Simi Valley
34. Fairview Park Easiest difficulty 5.0 **** Costa Mesa
35. Portuguese Bend Nature Reserve Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Palos Verdes Peninsula
36. 7th Street (Turnbull Canyon) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Hacienda Heights
37. New Millennium Loop Advanced difficulty 14.0 *** Calabasas
38. Placerita Canyon Nature Center Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Newhall
39. Mount Wilson Toll Road Intermediate difficulty 15.0 *** Pasadena
40. Upper Winter Creek (Chantry Flats) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Arcadia
41. Kona (Tapia Canyon) Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Castaic
42. Santa Fe Dam Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Irwindale
43. Echo Mountain Loop Advanced difficulty 7.0 *** Altadena
44. Hahamongna Watershed Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Altadena
45. Brown Mountain Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Altadena
46. Nike Site #29 Whittier Hills Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Whittier
47. Nature Center Easiest difficulty 8.0 *** Valencia
48. Stough Canyon difficulty 3.0 *** Burbank
49. Strawberry Peak Advanced difficulty 16.0 **** La Canada Flintridge
50. Lower Winter Creek (Chantry Flats) Advanced difficulty 3.0 **** Arcadia

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