429 Trails in South, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Tunnel Trail Expert difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Barbara
Yeager Mesa Expert difficulty 10.0 **** Trabuco Canyon
Mentally Sensitive (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Expert difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
Iron Mountain Trail Expert difficulty 6.0 ***** Poway
Miracle Mile (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Expert difficulty 1.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
World Cup (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Expert difficulty 1.0 Big Bear Lake
Car Wreck (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Expert difficulty 2.0 **** Laguna Beach
West Horsethief Expert difficulty 11.0 ** Trabuco Canyon
The Nursery Expert difficulty 13.0 ***** Murrieta
Wayne's World Advanced difficulty 12.0 ***** Barstow
Centipede Advanced difficulty 0.4 ***** San Juan Capistrano
M Trail Advanced difficulty 2.0 **** Moreno Valley
Gabrielino Trail Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Los Angeles
Cerro San Luis Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** San Luis Obispo
Cowles Mountain / Pyles Peak Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Santee
Echo Mountain Loop Advanced difficulty 7.0 *** Altadena
Lower Winter Creek (Chantry Flats) Advanced difficulty 3.0 **** Arcadia
Old Emerald Falls Trail (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
Hopalong Cassidy Advanced difficulty 11.0 ** Palm Desert
Sara Park Advanced difficulty 30.0 **** Lake Havasu City
Morning Drive Foothills Advanced difficulty 5.0 Bakersfield
Motorway Advanced difficulty 4.0 **** Silverado
Heli Pad Shortcut (Chantry Flats) Advanced difficulty 1.0 * Arcadia
Dickies (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Big Bear Lake
Dog Trail (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
Upper Fall Line And Lower Fall Line (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
Irish Hill Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** San Luis Opispo
Lynx (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Niguel
Rock-it (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 2.0 **** Laguna Beach
Strawberry Peak Advanced difficulty 16.0 **** La Canada Flintridge
5 Oaks Trail (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
Lopez Canyon Trail (Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** San Diego
Haskell Open Space Trail Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Santa Clarita
Gridley Advanced difficulty 12.0 **** Ojai
The Cannell Plunge Advanced difficulty 30.0 ***** Kernville
Trabuco Canyon Advanced difficulty 7.0 **** Trabuco Canyon
Ramblas Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** San Juan Capistrano
Boo Hoff Trail Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** La Quinta
Sanjon Barranca Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Ventura
Monk Dawg (Greer Ranch / 215 Trail) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Murrieta
Romero Canyon Trail Advanced difficulty 2.0 ***** Santa Barabara
Arrow (SkyPark at Santa’s Village) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Skyforest
Tuley Canyon Switchbacks Advanced difficulty 1.0 *** Oceanside
Bona Vista MTB/Hike Trailhead Advanced difficulty 25.0 ***** Apple Valley
Pack Memorial MTB Trail Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Apple Valley
Rattlesnake (Crystal Cove State Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
El Prieto Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Altadena
San Juan Trail Advanced difficulty 11.0 ***** San Juan Capistrano
San Clemente Singletracks Advanced difficulty 10 **** San Clemente
Jesusita Advanced difficulty 7.0 **** Santa Barbara

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