438 Trails in South, California

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Big Bear Mountain Resort Intermediate difficulty 20 ***** Big Bear Lake
2. Bootleg Canyon Advanced difficulty 35 ***** Boulder City
3. Mount Lowe Railway Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Pasadena
4. Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Laguna Beach
5. Backbone Trail Beginner difficulty 65.0 **** Malibu
6. Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Lake Forest
7. San Juan Trail Advanced difficulty 11.0 ***** San Juan Capistrano
8. Noble Canyon Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** San Diego
9. Big Laguna Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pine Valley
10. The Luge Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Lake Forest
11. Turnbull Canyon Intermediate difficulty 29 **** Whittier
12. El Prieto Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Altadena
13. Lake Hodges Beginner difficulty 14.0 **** San Diego
14. Gabrielino Trail Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Los Angeles
15. Mount Wilson Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pasadena
16. Fullerton Loop Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Fullerton
17. West Cuesta Ridge Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** San Luis Obispo
18. Idyllwild Park Advanced difficulty 0.0 ***** Idyllwild
19. Sunset Trail (Mount Lowe Railway) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Pasadena
20. Blue Diamond Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Las Vegas
21. Cougar Crest Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Big Bear City
22. Camuesa Connector Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Santa Barbara
23. Badger Pass Loop (Blue Diamond) Beginner difficulty 8.0 ***** Blue Diamond
24. Sycamore Canyon Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Santee
25. McGill Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Frazier Park
26. Daley Ranch Intermediate difficulty 20.0 *** Escondido
27. Cheeseboro / Palo Comado Canyon Intermediate difficulty 20.0 ***** Agoura Hills
28. Backbone Trail: Topanga State Park to Will Rogers State Park (Backbone Trail) Intermediate difficulty 21.0 **** Malibu
29. Sycamore Canyon Park Intermediate difficulty 19.0 ***** Riverside
30. Golden Eagle Trail Intermediate difficulty 22.0 ***** Gorman
31. Sweetwater Regional Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Bonita
32. Ventura river preserve Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Ojai
33. Pine Knot Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
34. Keyesville Special Recreation Management Area Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Lake Isabella
35. Montana De Oro Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** San Luis Obispo
36. Santiago Oaks Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Orange
37. Cottonwood Valley North Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Blue Diamond
38. Anderson Truck Trail Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Alpine
39. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Laguna Beach
40. Hummingbird Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** Simi Hills
41. Point Mugu State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Malibu
42. Sam Merril (Mount Lowe Railway) Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Pasadena
43. Claremont Wilderness Easiest difficulty 5.0 *** Claremont
44. Cerbat Foothills Recreation Area Intermediate difficulty 12 **** Kingman
45. Mission Trails Advanced difficulty 15.0 **** San Diego
46. Greer Ranch / 215 Trail Intermediate difficulty 10 ***** Murrieta
47. Skyline Drive trail Beginner difficulty 9.0 **** Corona
48. Jedi Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Loma Linda
49. Cholla (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Niguel
50. Marshall Canyon Park (Claremont Wilderness) Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Claremont

Know of a new mountain bike trail not listed here? Please tell us about it using this form. Find mountain bike trails near you or for even more trail inspiration and how we ranked the mountain bike trails, see this list of the best mountain bike trails in the world.