429 Trails in South, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Hummingbird Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** Simi Hills
Palm Canyon Epic Advanced difficulty 28.0 *** Palm Springs
Tower Advanced difficulty 2.0 **** San Luis Obispo
Noble Canyon Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** San Diego
Romero Road Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Santa Barbara
Devil's Slide Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Simi Valley
Morning Glory (West Cuesta Ridge) Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** San Luis Obispo
Little Pine Mountain Advanced difficulty 17.0 **** Santa Barbara
Idyllwild Park Advanced difficulty 0.0 ***** Idyllwild
Keyesville Special Recreation Management Area Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Lake Isabella
Santa Ana River Trail Advanced difficulty 22.0 **** Angelus Oaks
Chantry Flats Advanced difficulty 11.0 **** Sierra Madre
New Millennium Loop Advanced difficulty 14.0 *** Calabasas
Holy Jim Trail Advanced difficulty 4.0 **** Trabuco Canyon
Bootleg Canyon Advanced difficulty 35 ***** Boulder City
Mission Trails Advanced difficulty 15.0 **** San Diego
The Goat Trails Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** Palm Springs
El Moro / Erection Loop (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 8.0 **** Laguna Beach
Madonna Mountain: Rock Garden (Cerro San Luis) Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** San Luis Obispo
Buckhorn Loop Advanced difficulty 34.0 *** Santa Barbara
Art Smith Trail Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Palm Desert
Bump and Grind / Hop Along Advanced difficulty 3.0 *** Palm Desert
Elfin Forest Reserve and Del Dios Highlands County Preserve Advanced difficulty 14.0 **** Escondido
Anderson Truck Trail Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Alpine
Sam Merril (Mount Lowe Railway) Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Pasadena
Stair Steps (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
West Cuesta Ridge Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** San Luis Obispo
CP MASS 3 ST Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** camp pendleton
X-Trail Advanced difficulty 13.0 ***** Temecula
Viper Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Santa Clarita
Rancho La Costa Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Carlsbad
Pachea Trail Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Hemet
Just Outstanding Intermediate difficulty 13.0 ***** Kernville
Sugarloaf Peak Intermediate difficulty 30.0 *** Yuma
Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Laguna Beach
Sunset Trail (Mount Lowe Railway) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Pasadena
Chumash Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Simi Valley
Mount Lowe Railway Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Pasadena
Cougar Crest Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Big Bear City
Laguna Ridge Trail (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Laguna Beach
TMTA Lehigh trails Intermediate difficulty 16.0 ***** Tehachapi
Sycamore Canyon (Point Mugu State Park) Intermediate difficulty 16.0 **** Malibu
Dogwood Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Lake Arrowhead
Greer Ranch / 215 Trail Intermediate difficulty 10 ***** Murrieta
Pine Knot Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
Foothills Rim Trail (Cerbat Foothills Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Kingman
Southridge Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Fontana
Santiago Oaks Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Orange
The Luge Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Lake Forest
Big Bear Mountain Resort Intermediate difficulty 20 ***** Big Bear Lake

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