1,013 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Two Trees Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Moreno Valley
Dan Cook difficulty 3.0 Danville
Demo Forest Flow Trail (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Advanced difficulty 3 ***** Santa Cruz
Sanjon Barranca Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Ventura
Glen Eden Trail difficulty 3.0 Lakeport
Glen Eden Trail difficulty 3.0 Lakeport
Shakota Trail difficulty 3.0 Ukiah
Santa Fe Dam Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Irwindale
No name difficulty 3.0 Apple Valley
Marilyn Murphy Kane Trail difficulty 3.0 Pleasanton
Ellis Peak Motorcycle Trail difficulty 3.0 Tahoe City
Ridge Trail difficulty 3.0 Nevada City
Green Valley Trail difficulty 3.0 Foresthill
Cedar Creek Trail difficulty 3.0 Cedarville
Bailey Cove Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Redding
Hard Core MTB Route difficulty 3.0 Mammoth Lakes
Vista Trail Singletrack difficulty 3.0 Mammoth Lakes
Unal Interpretive Trail difficulty 3.0 Wofford Heights
Little Cannell Trail difficulty 3.0 Kernville
Tunnel 2 Trail difficulty 3.0 Twin Peaks
Metate / Rock Camp Trail difficulty 3.0 Lake Arrowhead
Dogwood Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Lake Arrowhead
Turtle Ridge Singletrack (Irvine Ranch Open Space) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Irvine
Belgatos Park difficulty 3.0 San Jose
parallel action difficulty 3.0 fort bragg
Quail Trail (Irvine Ranch Open Space) Beginner difficulty 3.0 *** Irvine
East Ave Park difficulty 3.0 Hayward
Ellwood bluffs Santa Barbara county park Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Goleta
Caballero Canyon Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Encino
Stough Canyon difficulty 3.0 *** Burbank
No Name Ridge (Crystal Cove State Park) difficulty 3.0 *** Laguna Beach
Moro Ridge (Crystal Cove State Park) difficulty 3.0 Laguna Beach
El Moro Canyon (Crystal Cove State Park) Easiest difficulty 3.0 *** Laguna Beach
Terri Peak difficulty 3.0 Moreno Valley
Wildwood Canyon State Park difficulty 3.0 Yucaipa
Cougar Crest Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Big Bear City
2n51y (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Beginner difficulty 3.0 *** Big Bear Lake
Mathis Canyon (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Laguna Beach
West Ridge (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Beginner difficulty 3.0 * Laguna Beach
Lower Winter Creek (Chantry Flats) Advanced difficulty 3.0 **** Arcadia
Upper Winter Creek (Chantry Flats) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Arcadia
Sam Merril (Mount Lowe Railway) Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Pasadena
Chumash Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Simi Valley
Bump and Grind / Hop Along Advanced difficulty 3.0 *** Palm Desert
Goat Trail / #41 (Fort Ord Public Lands) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Monterey
Devil's Slide Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Simi Valley
Rock Creek Nature Trail difficulty 3.0 Nevada City
Stagecoach / Flood / Manzanita Intermediate difficulty 3.0 *** Auburn
Jughandle Ecological Trail: East Fork difficulty 3.0 ***** Fort Bragg
Sweetwater Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Folsom

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