1,009 Trails in California

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
51. Cheeseboro / Palo Comado Canyon Intermediate difficulty 20.0 ***** Agoura Hills
52. Backbone Trail: Topanga State Park to Will Rogers State Park (Backbone Trail) Intermediate difficulty 21.0 **** Malibu
53. 30 Miles Of Auburn Intermediate difficulty 30.0 ***** Auburn
54. Sycamore Canyon Park Intermediate difficulty 19.0 ***** Riverside
55. Golden Eagle Trail Intermediate difficulty 22.0 ***** Gorman
56. Armstrong Pass (Armstrong Connector) Intermediate difficulty 17.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
57. Pioneer Trail Intermediate difficulty 25.0 **** Nevada City
58. Water Dog Lake Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Belmont
59. Sly Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Pollack Pines
60. Hoot Trail (Pioneer Trail) Beginner difficulty 4.0 ***** Nevada City
61. Sweetwater Regional Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Bonita
62. Tahoe Rim Trail: Tahoe City to Brockaway Summit (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 19.0 ***** Tahoe City
63. Hidden Falls Regional Park Beginner difficulty 14.0 **** Auburn
64. Dry Creek Trail Beginner difficulty 9.0 **** Modesto
65. De Laveaga Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** Santa Cruz
66. Wilder Ranch State Park Beginner difficulty 34.0 **** Santa Cruz
67. Joaquin Miller Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Oakland
68. Ventura river preserve Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Ojai
69. Pine Knot Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
70. Keyesville Special Recreation Management Area Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Lake Isabella
71. Upper Bidwell Park Advanced difficulty 11.0 **** Chico
72. Monte Bello / Rancho San Antonio Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Palo Alto
73. Santiago Oaks Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Orange
74. Lake Sonoma difficulty 20.0 **** Healdsburg
75. Montana De Oro Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** San Luis Obispo
76. Saratoga Gap Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Saratoga
77. Anderson Truck Trail Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Alpine
78. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Laguna Beach
79. Hummingbird Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** Simi Hills
80. Napa / Skyline Park Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Napa
81. Rockville Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Cordelia
82. Point Mugu State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Malibu
83. Sam Merril (Mount Lowe Railway) Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Pasadena
84. Mailboxes Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
85. Exchequer Mountain Bike Park Advanced difficulty 8.0 **** Barrett
86. Claremont Wilderness Easiest difficulty 5.0 *** Claremont
87. Sweetwater Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Folsom
88. Arnold Rim Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Arnold
89. Purisma Creek Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Woodside
90. Mission Trails Advanced difficulty 15.0 **** San Diego
91. Greer Ranch / 215 Trail Intermediate difficulty 10 ***** Murrieta
92. Skyline Drive trail Beginner difficulty 9.0 **** Corona
93. Salmon Falls: Sweetwater Loop (Salmon Falls) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Folsom
94. Old Flume Trail / South Yuba Trail Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** Nevada City
95. Jedi Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Loma Linda
96. Cholla (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Niguel
97. Marshall Canyon Park (Claremont Wilderness) Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Claremont
98. Granite Bay Trail Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Granite Bay
99. Pauley Creek Advanced difficulty 18.0 ***** Downieville
100. Los Robles Trail (Western Section) Beginner difficulty 16.0 ***** Thousand Oaks

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