1,009 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Manly Gulch Beginner difficulty 5 ***** Mendocino
three post, gun slinger, shithole difficulty 10.0 ***** Mendocino
Pygmy Forest to Van Dame difficulty 5.0 Mendocino
Gas Tank difficulty 2 Mendocino
Meadow Vista Canal difficulty 10.0 Meadow Vista
Cabin Creek Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** McCloud
Martinez Regional Shoreline difficulty 0.0 Martinez
Fernandez Ranch loop Intermediate difficulty 11.0 *** Martinez
Merced River Trail difficulty 28.0 **** Mariposa
Yosemite Valley Beginner difficulty 7.0 **** Mariposa
Big Rock Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Marinwood
China Camp Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Marin
Camp Tamarancho Intermediate difficulty 10 ***** Marin
Manifee, trail. difficulty 10.0 Manifee,Ca
Panorama Dome MTB Trail Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth Rock Trail Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth Mountain Resort Advanced difficulty 80.0 **** Mammoth Lakes
Hartley Springs MTB Route difficulty 9.0 Mammoth Lakes
Hard Core MTB Route difficulty 3.0 Mammoth Lakes
Vista Trail Singletrack difficulty 3.0 Mammoth Lakes
Mountain View Singletrack Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Mammoth Lakes
Knolls Loop difficulty 10.0 Mammoth Lakes
Horseshoe Lake Trail Single Track Beginner difficulty 1.0 **** Mammoth Lakes
Craters Loop difficulty 10.0 Mammoth Lakes
Little Smokey MTB Loop difficulty 6.0 Mammoth Lakes
Big Smokey MTB Loop difficulty 13.0 Mammoth Lakes
Backbone Trail Intermediate difficulty 65.0 **** Malibu
Backbone Trail: Kanan to Etz Malloy (Backbone Trail) Beginner difficulty 17.0 **** Malibu
Point Mugu State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Malibu
Sycamore Canyon/Guadalasca/Overlook Loop (Point Mugu State Park) difficulty 14.0 Malibu
Backbone Trail: Topanga State Park to Will Rogers State Park (Backbone Trail) Intermediate difficulty 21.0 **** Malibu
Sycamore Canyon (Point Mugu State Park) Intermediate difficulty 16.0 **** Malibu
Paradise Lake Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Magalia
Hensley Lake Beginner difficulty 0.0 ***** Madera
Loyalton/Boca Railroad Trail difficulty 2.0 Loyalton
Knoxville Recreation Area difficulty 0.0 Lower Lake
East Ridge Trail difficulty 10.0 Los Osos
Stump Grinder Dirt Club difficulty 25.0 Los Olivos
Sierra Azul Open Space Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Los Gatos
St. Joseph's Hill Beginner difficulty 6.0 *** Los Gatos
Woods Trail (Sierra Azul Open Space) Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Los Gatos
Quicksilver Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Los Gatos
Mt. Umunhum (Sierra Azul Open Space) difficulty 4.0 Los Gatos
John Nicholas Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Los Gatos
Whiskey Flat / Spikes Peak Intermediate difficulty 17.0 **** Los Banos
South Boundry Loop Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Los Banos
Josephine Peak difficulty 21.0 ***** Los Angeles
Skyline Trail Easiest difficulty 11.0 **** Los Angeles
Gabrielino Trail Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Los Angeles
Kenter Whoops difficulty 2.0 Los Angeles

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