1,009 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride Advanced difficulty 20.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
Lily Lake Trail difficulty 2.1 South Lake Tahoe
Stanford Rock Trail difficulty 5 South Lake Tahoe
Freeman Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Springville
A-line Beginner difficulty 38.0 **** Stirling City
Sunol Regional Wilderness difficulty 10.0 Sunol
Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Sunol/Pleasanton
Bizz Johnson Trail Easiest difficulty 35.0 **** Susanville
Susanville Ranch Park Intermediate difficulty 28.0 ***** Susanville
Burton Creek State Park difficulty 15.0 Tahoe City
Tahoe Rim Trail Intermediate difficulty 165.0 **** Tahoe City
Tahoe Rim Trail to Western States difficulty 15.0 Tahoe City
Ellis Peak Motorcycle Trail difficulty 3.0 Tahoe City
Tahoe Rim Trail: Tahoe City to Brockaway Summit (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 19.0 ***** Tahoe City
Hawk's Peak Climb Intermediate difficulty 13.0 **** Tahoe Donner/truckee
TMTA Lehigh trails Intermediate difficulty 16.0 ***** Tehachapi
Greenbelt trails Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Tehachapi
NICA Loop (TMTA Lehigh trails) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Tehachapi
Dead oaks difficulty 7.7 Temecula
X-Trail Advanced difficulty 13.0 ***** Temecula
Vail Lake Resort Intermediate difficulty 14 **** Temecula
Pump Track difficulty 0.2 Thousand Oaks
Sunset Hills - Woodridge Loop difficulty 17.0 Thousand Oaks
Dos Vientos Ranch difficulty 7.0 Thousand Oaks
Las Brisas trail difficulty 8.0 Thousand Oaks
Los Robles Trail (Western Section) Beginner difficulty 16.0 ***** Thousand Oaks
Case Mountain BLM Intermediate difficulty 50.0 **** Three Rivers
Ring Mountain Open Space Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Tiburon
Angel Island Easiest difficulty 18.0 ** Tiburon
Yeager Mesa Expert difficulty 10.0 **** Trabuco Canyon
Live Oak Trail (O’Neill Regional Park) Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Trabuco Canyon
O'Neill Regional Park Beginner difficulty 23.0 *** Trabuco Canyon
Trabuco Canyon Advanced difficulty 7.0 **** Trabuco Canyon
West Horsethief Expert difficulty 11.0 ** Trabuco Canyon
Holy Jim Trail Advanced difficulty 4.0 **** Trabuco Canyon
Bethany Reservoir difficulty 10.0 * Tracy
Train Tunnels Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Truckee
Tahoe Rim Trail: Brockway to Watson Lake (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Truckee
Northstar Bike Park Advanced difficulty 125.0 ***** Truckee
Hole In The Ground Advanced difficulty 17.0 ***** Truckee
Sawtooth Ridge Intermediate difficulty 9.0 *** Truckee
Tahoe Rim Trail: Watson Lake to Tahoe City (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 18.0 ***** Truckee
Emigrant Trail Beginner difficulty 20.0 **** Truckee
Jackass Point Jollipop difficulty 0.3 Truckee
Sawtooth Trail difficulty 7.16 Truckee
Wood Splitter Jump Trail difficulty 0.6 Truckee
Happy Face Trail difficulty 2 Truckee
DRLT and Hole in the Ground (Hole In The Ground) difficulty 31.0 Truckee
Donner Lake Rim Trail Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Truckee
Gypsy (Northstar Bike Park) difficulty 2.0 Truckee

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