1,005 Trails in California

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
51. Backbone Trail: Topanga State Park to Will Rogers State Park (Backbone Trail) Intermediate difficulty 21.0 **** Malibu
52. 30 Miles Of Auburn Intermediate difficulty 30.0 ***** Auburn
53. Sycamore Canyon Park Intermediate difficulty 19.0 ***** Riverside
54. Golden Eagle Trail Intermediate difficulty 22.0 ***** Gorman
55. Armstrong Pass (Armstrong Connector) Intermediate difficulty 17.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
56. Pioneer Trail Intermediate difficulty 25.0 **** Nevada City
57. Water Dog Lake Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Belmont
58. Sly Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Pollack Pines
59. Hoot Trail (Pioneer Trail) Beginner difficulty 4.0 ***** Nevada City
60. Sweetwater Regional Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Bonita
61. Tahoe Rim Trail: Tahoe City to Brockaway Summit (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 19.0 ***** Tahoe City
62. Hidden Falls Regional Park Beginner difficulty 14.0 **** Auburn
63. Dry Creek Trail Beginner difficulty 9.0 **** Modesto
64. De Laveaga Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** Santa Cruz
65. Wilder Ranch State Park Beginner difficulty 34.0 **** Santa Cruz
66. Joaquin Miller Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Oakland
67. Ventura river preserve Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Ojai
68. Pine Knot Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
69. Keyesville Special Recreation Management Area Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Lake Isabella
70. Upper Bidwell Park Advanced difficulty 11.0 **** Chico
71. Monte Bello / Rancho San Antonio Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Palo Alto
72. Santiago Oaks Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Orange
73. Lake Sonoma difficulty 20.0 **** Healdsburg
74. Montana De Oro Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** San Luis Obispo
75. Saratoga Gap Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Saratoga
76. Anderson Truck Trail Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Alpine
77. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Laguna Beach
78. Napa / Skyline Park Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Napa
79. Hummingbird Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** Simi Hills
80. Rockville Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Cordelia
81. Point Mugu State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Malibu
82. Sam Merril (Mount Lowe Railway) Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Pasadena
83. Mailboxes Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
84. Exchequer Mountain Bike Park Advanced difficulty 8.0 **** Barrett
85. Claremont Wilderness Easiest difficulty 5.0 *** Claremont
86. Sweetwater Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Folsom
87. Arnold Rim Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Arnold
88. Purisma Creek Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Woodside
89. Mission Trails Advanced difficulty 15.0 **** San Diego
90. Greer Ranch / 215 Trail Intermediate difficulty 10 ***** Murrieta
91. Skyline Drive trail Beginner difficulty 9.0 **** Corona
92. Salmon Falls: Sweetwater Loop (Salmon Falls) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Folsom
93. Old Flume Trail / South Yuba Trail Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** Nevada City
94. Jedi Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Loma Linda
95. Cholla (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Niguel
96. Marshall Canyon Park (Claremont Wilderness) Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Claremont
97. Granite Bay Trail Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Granite Bay
98. Pauley Creek Advanced difficulty 18.0 ***** Downieville
99. Los Robles Trail (Western Section) Beginner difficulty 16.0 ***** Thousand Oaks
100. Las Virgenes Canyon Lollipop Beginner difficulty 13.0 ***** Woodland Hills

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