438 Trails in South, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Tecolote Canyon Natural Park Beginner difficulty 17.0 **** San Diego
Little Pine Mountain Advanced difficulty 17.0 **** Santa Barbara
Backbone Trail: Kanan to Etz Malloy (Backbone Trail) Beginner difficulty 17.0 **** Malibu
Palm Wash / Truckhaven / Arroyo Salado Loop difficulty 17.0 Borrego Springs
Dunn Road: Hahn / Buena Vista Intermediate difficulty 17 ***** Cathedral City
Geology Tour Road Easiest difficulty 17.0 *** Joshua Tree
Sunset Hills - Woodridge Loop difficulty 17.0 Thousand Oaks
Kern River Trail difficulty 17.0 Kernville
Sycamore Canyon (Point Mugu State Park) Intermediate difficulty 16.0 **** Malibu
Los Robles Trail (Western Section) Beginner difficulty 16.0 ***** Thousand Oaks
Strawberry Peak Advanced difficulty 16.0 **** La Canada Flintridge
TMTA Lehigh trails Intermediate difficulty 16.0 ***** Tehachapi
Sycamore Canyon Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Santee
Montana De Oro Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** San Luis Obispo
Mission Trails Advanced difficulty 15.0 **** San Diego
Gabrielino Trail Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Los Angeles
Mount Wilson Toll Road Intermediate difficulty 15.0 *** Pasadena
Noble Canyon Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** San Diego
Chilao / Silver Moccasin Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Pasadena
San Jacinto Wildlife Area difficulty 15.0 * Nuevo, Ca
Exfoliator (Hurkey Creek) Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Idyllwild
Crystal Cove State Park Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Laguna Beach
Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** San Dimas
Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Lake Forest
Irvine Ranch Open Space difficulty 15.0 Irvine
West Cuesta Ridge Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** San Luis Obispo
Sweetwater Regional Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Bonita
Keyesville Special Recreation Management Area Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Lake Isabella
San Luis Rey River trail difficulty 15.0 Oceanside
Rio Bravo difficulty 15.0 Bakersfield
Cerro Coso Hills and Black's Descent Easiest difficulty 15.0 ** Ridgecrest
Mount Laguna Recreation Area Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Pine Valley
Hog Backs/Los Alamos Sports Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Murrieta
Madonna Mountain difficulty 15 San Luis Obispo
Hurkey Creek Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Apple Canyon
Sycamore Canyon difficulty 15.0
Lake Hodges Beginner difficulty 14.0 **** San Diego
Snyder Trail / Knapps Castle Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Santa Barbara
Sunset Cruise difficulty 14.0 Kernville
Marshall Canyon Park (Claremont Wilderness) Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Claremont
New Millennium Loop Advanced difficulty 14.0 *** Calabasas
Elfin Forest Reserve and Del Dios Highlands County Preserve Advanced difficulty 14.0 **** Escondido
Sycamore Canyon/Guadalasca/Overlook Loop (Point Mugu State Park) difficulty 14.0 Malibu
Mohave and Milltown Railroad Trail difficulty 14.0 Oatman
Lucky Charms difficulty 14.0 Wrightwood
Box Springs Mountain Access Road difficulty 14.0 Moreno Valley
Vail Lake Resort Intermediate difficulty 14 **** Temecula
Veterans Park to Camp 9 Fire Station and back Easiest difficulty 14.0 *** Los Angeles
Black Mountain difficulty 14.0 Ramona
Deadhorse Loop Intermediate difficulty 13.0 **** Blue Diamond/ Las Vegas

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