981 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Motorway Advanced difficulty 4.0 **** Silverado
Culvert Trail (American River Confluence Trails) Advanced difficulty 2.0 ***** Auburn
Almaden Quicksilver County Park Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** San Jose
Morning Drive Foothills Advanced difficulty 5.0 Bakersfield
Rattlesnake (Crystal Cove State Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
Old Emerald Falls Trail (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
Lynx (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Niguel
White Mountain Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Pebble Beach
Ohlone to Rocky Ridge and Stiles Ranch loop (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** San Jose
The Cannell Plunge Advanced difficulty 30.0 ***** Kernville
Dog Trail (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
Upper Fall Line And Lower Fall Line (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
Dickies (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Big Bear Lake
Rock-it (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 2.0 **** Laguna Beach
Heli Pad Shortcut (Chantry Flats) Advanced difficulty 1.0 * Arcadia
Lower Winter Creek (Chantry Flats) Advanced difficulty 3.0 **** Arcadia
Irish Hill Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** San Luis Opispo
Woods Trail (Sierra Azul Open Space) Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Los Gatos
Montara Mountain Advanced difficulty 9 ***** Montara
Trail #76 (Fort Ord Public Lands) Advanced difficulty 2.0 ***** Monterey
The Entertainer Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** Mt. Shasta
Hidden Springs Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 4.0 *** San Jose
Tahoe Rim Trail: Tahoe City to Brockaway Summit (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 19.0 ***** Tahoe City
Canyon Trail Advanced difficulty 12.0 ***** Mineral
Estero Trail To Sunset Beach Advanced difficulty 8.0 *** Inverness
Echo Mountain Loop Advanced difficulty 7.0 *** Altadena
Cowles Mountain / Pyles Peak Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Santee
The Ring Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Bear Valley
Cerro San Luis Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** San Luis Obispo
Gridley Advanced difficulty 12.0 **** Ojai
Pachecho Falls Advanced difficulty 25.0 ***** Gilroy
Tahoe Rim Trail: Kingsbury South To Armstrong Pass (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 13.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
Tahoe Rim Trail: Brockway to Watson Lake (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Truckee
De Laveaga Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Tahoe Rim Trail: Watson Lake to Tahoe City (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 18.0 ***** Truckee
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride Advanced difficulty 20.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
Gabrielino Trail Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Los Angeles
Mitchell Canyon Advanced difficulty 11.0 *** Clayton
M Trail Advanced difficulty 2.0 **** Moreno Valley
Northstar Bike Park Advanced difficulty 125.0 ***** Truckee
Downieville Downhill Advanced difficulty 16.0 ***** Downieville
San Juan Trail Advanced difficulty 11.0 ***** San Juan Capistrano
Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest Advanced difficulty 20 ***** Santa Cruz
Paradise Royale Advanced difficulty 14.0 ***** Shelter Cove
Top Of The World Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** Arnold
San Clemente Singletracks Advanced difficulty 10 **** San Clemente
Palm Canyon Epic Advanced difficulty 28.0 *** Palm Springs
Hummingbird Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** Simi Hills
Pauley Creek Advanced difficulty 18.0 ***** Downieville
Jesusita Advanced difficulty 7.0 **** Santa Barbara

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