1,004 Trails in California

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
51. 30 Miles Of Auburn Intermediate difficulty 30.0 ***** Auburn
52. Sycamore Canyon Park Intermediate difficulty 19.0 ***** Riverside
53. Golden Eagle Trail Intermediate difficulty 22.0 ***** Gorman
54. Armstrong Pass (Armstrong Connector) Intermediate difficulty 17.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
55. Pioneer Trail Intermediate difficulty 25.0 **** Nevada City
56. Water Dog Lake Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Belmont
57. Sly Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Pollack Pines
58. Hoot Trail (Pioneer Trail) Beginner difficulty 4.0 ***** Nevada City
59. Sweetwater Regional Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Bonita
60. Tahoe Rim Trail: Tahoe City to Brockaway Summit (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 19.0 ***** Tahoe City
61. Hidden Falls Regional Park Beginner difficulty 14.0 **** Auburn
62. Dry Creek Trail Beginner difficulty 9.0 **** Modesto
63. De Laveaga Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** Santa Cruz
64. Wilder Ranch State Park Beginner difficulty 34.0 **** Santa Cruz
65. Joaquin Miller Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Oakland
66. Pine Knot Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
67. Ventura river preserve Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Ojai
68. Keyesville Special Recreation Management Area Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Lake Isabella
69. Upper Bidwell Park Advanced difficulty 11.0 **** Chico
70. Monte Bello / Rancho San Antonio Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Palo Alto
71. Santiago Oaks Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Orange
72. Lake Sonoma  difficulty 20.0 **** Healdsburg
73. Montana De Oro Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** San Luis Obispo
74. Saratoga Gap Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Saratoga
75. Anderson Truck Trail Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Alpine
76. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Laguna Beach
77. Napa / Skyline Park Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Napa
78. Hummingbird Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** Simi Hills
79. Rockville Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Cordelia
80. Point Mugu State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Malibu
81. Sam Merril (Mount Lowe Railway) Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Pasadena
82. Mailboxes Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
83. Exchequer Mountain Bike Park Advanced difficulty 8.0 **** Barrett
84. Claremont Wilderness Easiest difficulty 5.0 *** Claremont
85. Sweetwater Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Folsom
86. Arnold Rim Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Arnold
87. Purisma Creek Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Woodside
88. Mission Trails Advanced difficulty 15.0 **** San Diego
89. Greer Ranch / 215 Trail Intermediate difficulty 10 ***** Murrieta
90. Skyline Drive trail Beginner difficulty 9.0 **** Corona
91. Salmon Falls: Sweetwater Loop (Salmon Falls) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Folsom
92. Old Flume Trail / South Yuba Trail Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** Nevada City
93. Jedi Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Loma Linda
94. Cholla (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Niguel
95. Marshall Canyon Park (Claremont Wilderness) Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Claremont
96. Granite Bay Trail Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Granite Bay
97. Pauley Creek Advanced difficulty 18.0 ***** Downieville
98. Los Robles Trail (Western Section) Beginner difficulty 16.0 ***** Thousand Oaks
99. Las Virgenes Canyon Lollipop Beginner difficulty 13.0 ***** Woodland Hills
100. American River Confluence Trails Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Auburn

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