70 Trails in Los Angeles/1000, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Backbone Trail Beginner difficulty 65.0 **** Malibu
Turnbull Canyon Intermediate difficulty 29 **** Whittier
Backbone Trail: Topanga State Park to Will Rogers State Park (Backbone Trail) Intermediate difficulty 21.0 **** Malibu
Cheeseboro / Palo Comado Canyon Intermediate difficulty 20.0 ***** Agoura Hills
Laguna Coast Wilderness Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Laguna Beach
Acton Trail difficulty 20.0 *** Acton
Malibu Creek State Park difficulty 18.0 Calabassas
Backbone Trail: Kanan to Etz Malloy (Backbone Trail) Beginner difficulty 17.0 **** Malibu
Sunset Hills - Woodridge Loop difficulty 17.0 Thousand Oaks
Strawberry Peak Advanced difficulty 16.0 **** La Canada Flintridge
Gabrielino Trail Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Los Angeles
Crystal Cove State Park Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Laguna Beach
Mount Wilson Toll Road Intermediate difficulty 15.0 *** Pasadena
Chilao / Silver Moccasin Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Pasadena
Veterans Park to Camp 9 Fire Station and back Easiest difficulty 14.0 *** Los Angeles
New Millennium Loop Advanced difficulty 14.0 *** Calabasas
Las Virgenes Canyon Lollipop Beginner difficulty 13.0 ***** Woodland Hills
Backbone Trail: Kanan Dune to Corral Canyon (Backbone Trail) Intermediate difficulty 13.0 **** Agoura Hills
Fair Oaks difficulty 13.0 Canyon Country
Placerita Canyon Nature Center Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Newhall
Santiago Oaks Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Orange
Fullerton Loop Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Fullerton
Skyline Trail Easiest difficulty 11.0 **** Los Angeles
Chantry Flats Advanced difficulty 11.0 **** Sierra Madre
Mount Lowe Railway Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Pasadena
Cheseboro Open Space Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** Agoura
Tapia Canyon Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Castaic
La Tuna Canyon Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Tujunga/sunland
El Prieto Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Altadena
Mount Wilson Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pasadena
Nature Center Easiest difficulty 8.0 *** Valencia
Del Cerro Park Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Rancho Palos Verdes
Nike Site #29 Whittier Hills Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Whittier
Arroyo Seco (El Prieto) Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Pasadena
Las Llajas Canyon Easiest difficulty 7.0 ***** Simi Valley
Echo Mountain Loop Advanced difficulty 7.0 *** Altadena
Viper Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Santa Clarita
Plum Canyon Road difficulty 6.0 Santa Clarita
Sunset Trail (Mount Lowe Railway) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Pasadena
Hummingbird Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** Simi Hills
Brown Mountain Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Altadena
Towsley Canyon Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Valencia
Fairview Park Easiest difficulty 5.0 **** Costa Mesa
7th Street (Turnbull Canyon) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Hacienda Heights
Haskell Open Space Trail Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Santa Clarita
Corriganville Park Trails Easiest difficulty 5.0 ***** Simi Valley
Hahamongna Watershed Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Altadena
Upper Santa Anita Canyon Road (Chantry Flats) Beginner difficulty 4.0 ** Arcadia
Lower Winter Creek (Chantry Flats) Advanced difficulty 3.0 **** Arcadia
Sam Merril (Mount Lowe Railway) Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Pasadena

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