1,009 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Berm Trail (Lime Ridge) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Concord
Briones Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 25.0 **** Walnut Creek
Arcata Community Forest Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Arcata
Helen Putnam Reginal Park Beginner difficulty 13.0 **** Petaluma
Backbone Trail: Topanga State Park to Will Rogers State Park (Backbone Trail) Intermediate difficulty 21.0 **** Malibu
Eldorado Trail- Forni Rd trailhead to Latrobe Rd Intermediate difficulty 25.0 **** Placerville
West Fiscalini Ranch Preserve Beginner difficulty 5 **** Cambria
Summit Trail Advanced difficulty 7.0 **** Danville
Coal Creek Open Space Preserve Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Portola Valley
Camp One Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Fort Bragg
Skyline Drive trail Beginner difficulty 9.0 **** Corona
Raptor Ridge Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** San Pasqual Valley
Volcanic Tablelands Easiest difficulty 23.0 **** Bishop
Rattlesnake (Crystal Cove State Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
New Hogan Lake Intermediate difficulty 0.0 **** Valley Springs
Monroe Truck Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Glendora
Cholla (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Niguel
Pirates (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Big Bear Lake
Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** San Dimas
Coyote Hills Regional Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Fremont
Rancho La Costa Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Carlsbad
Chino Hills State Park Beginner difficulty 25 **** Brea
Quicksilver Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Los Gatos
Mount Tamalpais Fire Roads to West Point Inn Easiest difficulty 11.0 **** Kentfield
Cowles Mountain / Pyles Peak Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Santee
Madonna Mountain: Rock Garden (Cerro San Luis) Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** San Luis Obispo
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Descanso
El Moro / Erection Loop (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 8.0 **** Laguna Beach
Lagoon Valley Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Vacaville
Hazel Loop Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Folsom
Barnebe Peak difficulty 6.0 **** Olema
Fiddle Creek difficulty 18.0 **** Downieville
Yosemite Valley Beginner difficulty 7.0 **** Mariposa
De Valle Regional Park Advanced difficulty 25.0 **** Livermore
Arastradero Preserve Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Palo Alto
Arroyo Seco (El Prieto) Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Pasadena
Lake Calavera Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Carlsbad
La Tuna Canyon Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Tujunga/sunland
Daley Ranch Intermediate difficulty 20.0 *** Escondido
Anthony Chabot Regional Park Beginner difficulty 19.0 *** Castro Valley
O'Neill Regional Park Beginner difficulty 23.0 *** Trabuco Canyon
St. Joseph's Hill Beginner difficulty 6.0 *** Los Gatos
Sierra Azul Open Space Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Los Gatos
Cronan Ranch Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** Pilot Hill
Harvey Bear Trail Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** San Martin
Cerro San Luis Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** San Luis Obispo
Train Tunnels Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Truckee
Powerline Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** South Lake Tahoe
Mitchell Canyon Advanced difficulty 11.0 *** Clayton
Sawtooth Ridge Intermediate difficulty 9.0 *** Truckee

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