438 Trails in South, California

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
101. Sycamore Canyon (Point Mugu State Park) Intermediate difficulty 16.0 **** Malibu
102. Del Cerro Park Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Rancho Palos Verdes
103. Elfin Forest Reserve and Del Dios Highlands County Preserve Advanced difficulty 14.0 **** Escondido
104. Simpson Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Hemet
105. Sanjon Barranca Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Ventura
106. Towsley Canyon Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Valencia
107. O'Neill Regional Park Beginner difficulty 23.0 *** Trabuco Canyon
108. Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 75 **** Rowland Heights
109. SkyPark at Santa's Village difficulty 5.0 Skyforest
110. Monolith Gardens (Cerbat Foothills Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Kingman
111. Rancho La Costa Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Carlsbad
112. Otay Valley Regional Park Easiest difficulty 8.0 **** San Diego
113. Spring Canyon Beginner difficulty 8.0 **** Santee
114. Chumash Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Simi Valley
115. La Tuna Canyon Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Tujunga/sunland
116. Alpine Pedal Path Beginner difficulty 2.0 ***** Big Bear City
117. Dogwood Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Lake Arrowhead
118. M Trail Advanced difficulty 2.0 **** Moreno Valley
119. Backbone Trail: Kanan to Etz Malloy (Backbone Trail) Beginner difficulty 17.0 **** Malibu
120. San Ysidro Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ***** Santa Barbara
121. Snyder Trail / Knapps Castle Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Santa Barbara
122. Edwards trails Intermediate difficulty 19.0 ***** Edwards Air Force Base
123. Mount Laguna Recreation Area Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Pine Valley
124. Motorway Advanced difficulty 4.0 **** Silverado
125. Cerro San Luis Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** San Luis Obispo
126. Serrano Cow Trail (Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Lake Forest
127. Wayne's World Advanced difficulty 12.0 ***** Barstow
128. Upper Fall Line And Lower Fall Line (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
129. Anaheim Hills Trail Beginner difficulty 9.0 ***** Anaheim
130. Las Llajas Canyon Easiest difficulty 7.0 ***** Simi Valley
131. Joplin Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Lake Forest
132. Gridley Advanced difficulty 12.0 **** Ojai
133. Pachea Trail Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Hemet
134. Fairview Park Easiest difficulty 5.0 **** Costa Mesa
135. Art Smith Trail Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Palm Desert
136. Torrey Pines Loop Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Del Mar
137. Yeager Mesa Expert difficulty 10.0 **** Trabuco Canyon
138. San Elijo Harmony Grove Beginner difficulty 5.0 ***** San Marcos
139. Raptor Ridge Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** San Pasqual Valley
140. X-Trail Advanced difficulty 13.0 ***** Temecula
141. Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Descanso
142. Tower Advanced difficulty 2.0 **** San Luis Obispo
143. El Moro / Erection Loop (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 8.0 **** Laguna Beach
144. Joshua Ranch Trails Beginner difficulty 8.0 **** Palmdale
145. Boo Hoff Trail Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** La Quinta
146. Meadows (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Laguna Niguel
147. Cucamonga Road (Cucamonga Canyon) Beginner difficulty 6.0 **** Rancho Cucamonga
148. Telegraph Canyon (Chino Hills State Park) Beginner difficulty 25.0 **** Chino Hills
149. Meadowbrook difficulty 7.0 ***** San Diego
150. Sara Park Advanced difficulty 30.0 **** Lake Havasu City

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