1,013 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Joseph D. Grant County Park Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
Waterworks Beginner difficulty 6.0 ***** Ladera Ranch
Indian Falls Ridge (Mount Hough Trail System) difficulty 5.6 Quincy
Cucamonga Creek Trail (Cucamonga Canyon) Easiest difficulty 5.0 *** Rancho Cucamonga
Cucamonga Canyon (Cucamonga Canyon) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ** Rancho Cucamonga
Section 6 Trails difficulty 5.0 Joshua Tree
Star Lake Trail Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** South Lake Tahoe
SkyPark at Santa's Village difficulty 5.0 Skyforest
Madrone Trail (Las Trampas Regional Wilderness) difficulty 5.0 Danville
River Bend Bike Park difficulty 5.0 Lompoc
Middle Trail (Upper Bidwell Park) difficulty 5.0 Chico
Brandon Trail difficulty 5.0 Castro Valley
Claremont Wilderness Easiest difficulty 5.0 *** Claremont
Guajome Regional Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Oceanside
Blue Ridge Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Wrightwood
West Fiscalini Ranch Preserve Beginner difficulty 5 **** Cambria
Upper Santa Ysabel Truck Trail difficulty 5.0 Ramona
Brown Mountain Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Altadena
Battle Bowl Intermediate difficulty 5.0 *** Riverside
Plum Valley Ditch Trail difficulty 5.0 Nevada City
Euchre Bar Trail difficulty 5.0 Foresthill
Little Bald Hills Trail difficulty 5.0 Crescent City
Freeman Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Springville
Little Green Valley Trail difficulty 5.0 Running Springs
Exploration Trail difficulty 5.0 Arrowbear
Cerro Alto MTB Trails difficulty 5.0 Morro Bay
Hihn's Mill road (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Beginner difficulty 5.0 ** Santa Cruz
Pogonip Open Space Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
Corriganville Park Trails Easiest difficulty 5.0 ***** Simi Valley
Pygmy Forest to Van Dame difficulty 5.0 Mendocino
Hahamongna Watershed Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Altadena
Lake O'Neil Loop difficulty 5.0 camp pendleton
Coal Creek Open Space Preserve Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Portola Valley
Rollye Wiskerson Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ** Benicia
Bull Valley Trail difficulty 5.0 Crockett
Haskell Open Space Trail Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Santa Clarita
Etiwanda Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Fontana
Wood Canyon Trail (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Beginner difficulty 5.0 ** Laguna Beach
Etiwanda preserve trail difficulty 5.0 Fontana
Stone Creek Bike Trail Easiest difficulty 5.0 *** Rancho Cordova
Devil's Garden Trail difficulty 5.0 Alturas
The Rollercoaster difficulty 5.0 Ramona
Brushy Peak Regional Preserve Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Livermore
McGill Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Frazier Park
Morning Drive Foothills Advanced difficulty 5.0 Bakersfield
Simon Preserve difficulty 5.0 Ramona
Elings Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Santa Barbara
Thomas F. Riley Wilderness Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 ** Coto De Caza
Cedar Ridge Ditch Easiest difficulty 5.0 ***** Sonora
Fairview Park Easiest difficulty 5.0 **** Costa Mesa

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