1,009 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Veterans Park to Camp 9 Fire Station and back Easiest difficulty 14.0 *** Los Angeles
Fish Creek Trail difficulty 11.0 Lone Pine
River Bend Bike Park difficulty 5.0 Lompoc
Pescadero Creek Park difficulty 10.0 Loma Mar
Jedi Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Loma Linda
Willams Hill Recreation Area difficulty 0.0 Lockwood
Brushy Peak Regional Preserve Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Livermore
Lake Del Valle Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Livermore
Los Vaqueros Watershed difficulty 20.0 **** Livermore
Morgan Territory Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Livermore
De Valle Regional Park Advanced difficulty 25.0 **** Livermore
Altamont Summit difficulty 1.0 Livermore
Lake Elsinore Easiest difficulty 11.0 *** Links at Summerly
Panorama Loop difficulty 11.0 Lee Vining
Golden Eagle difficulty 10.0 Lebec
Lancaster Pump Track Beginner difficulty 1.0 ***** Lancaster
Oak Oasis Preserve Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ** Lakeside
El Capitan Preserve difficulty 8.0 Lakeside
Backside difficulty 8.0 Lakeshore
Glen Eden Trail difficulty 3.0 Lakeport
Glen Eden Trail difficulty 3.0 Lakeport
Badger Gap Trail difficulty 10.0 Lake Isabella
Keyesville Special Recreation Management Area Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Lake Isabella
Portuguese Pass difficulty 13.0 Lake Isabella
Joplin Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Lake Forest
Line Shack (Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park) difficulty 1.0 Lake Forest
Whiting Road (Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park) difficulty 1.0 Lake Forest
Water Tank Rd (Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park) Beginner difficulty 2.0 *** Lake Forest
Santiago Ranch Rd (Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park) Beginner difficulty 1.0 ** Lake Forest
Sleepy Hollow Trail (Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Lake Forest
Cactus Trail (Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Lake Forest
Live Oak (Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park) Beginner difficulty 1.0 ***** Lake Forest
Raptor Road (Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park) Beginner difficulty 1.0 *** Lake Forest
Serrano Cow Trail (Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Lake Forest
Dreaded Hill Rd (Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park) Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Lake Forest
Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Lake Forest
The Luge Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Lake Forest
Metate / Rock Camp Trail difficulty 3.0 Lake Arrowhead
Dogwood Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Lake Arrowhead
Elephant Rock Loop difficulty 8.0 Lake Alpine
Samuel P. Taylor State Park difficulty 10 Lagunitas
Bills' Trail (Samuel P. Taylor State Park) difficulty 4 Lagunitas
Lynx (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Niguel
Meadows (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Laguna Niguel
Cholla (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Niguel
Laguna Bowl Trail (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) difficulty 1.0 Laguna Beach
Red Tail Ridge (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) difficulty 1.0 Laguna Beach
Serrano Ridge (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Beginner difficulty 4.0 *** Laguna Beach
5 Oaks Trail (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
Wood Canyon Trail (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Beginner difficulty 5.0 ** Laguna Beach

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