438 Trails in South, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Las Virgenes Canyon Lollipop Beginner difficulty 13.0 ***** Woodland Hills
Backbone Trail: Kanan Dune to Corral Canyon (Backbone Trail) Intermediate difficulty 13.0 **** Agoura Hills
Just Outstanding Intermediate difficulty 13.0 ***** Kernville
Stonewall Mine Loop (Cuyamaca Rancho State Park) Beginner difficulty 13.0 *** Descanso
Portuguese Pass difficulty 13.0 Lake Isabella
The Nursery Expert difficulty 13.0 ***** Murrieta
X-Trail Advanced difficulty 13.0 ***** Temecula
Fair Oaks difficulty 13.0 Canyon Country
Santiago Peak Trail via HTT difficulty 13.0 Modjeska Canyon
Big Sycamore Canyon Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Newbury Park
Fullerton Loop Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Fullerton
Santiago Oaks Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Orange
Rancho La Costa Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Carlsbad
Cerbat Foothills Recreation Area Intermediate difficulty 12 **** Kingman
Placerita Canyon Nature Center Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Newhall
Maple Springs Beginner difficulty 12.0 *** Silverado
Greenbelt trails Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Tehachapi
Gridley Advanced difficulty 12.0 **** Ojai
Wayne's World Advanced difficulty 12.0 ***** Barstow
Skyline Trail Easiest difficulty 11.0 **** Los Angeles
Chantry Flats Advanced difficulty 11.0 **** Sierra Madre
San Juan Trail Advanced difficulty 11.0 ***** San Juan Capistrano
Santee Lakes To Sycamore Canyon Beginner difficulty 11.0 *** Santee
Mount Lowe Railway Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Pasadena
Hopalong Cassidy Advanced difficulty 11.0 ** Palm Desert
Lake Elsinore Easiest difficulty 11.0 *** Links at Summerly
West Horsethief Expert difficulty 11.0 ** Trabuco Canyon
Limestone Canyon difficulty 11.0 **** Silverado
High Meadows Loop difficulty 11.0 Kernville
Bachelor Mountain difficulty 11.0 **** Winchester
Pismo Preserve difficulty 11.0 Pismo Beach
Sagebrush / Lake Morena Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Alpine
Point Sal Beach difficulty 10.0 * Santa Maria
Cerro San Luis Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** San Luis Obispo
The Goat Trails Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** Palm Springs
San Clemente Singletracks Advanced difficulty 10 **** San Clemente
Yeager Mesa Expert difficulty 10.0 **** Trabuco Canyon
Simpson Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Hemet
Rose Canyon Open Space Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** San Diego
Lake Calavera Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Carlsbad
Morning Glory (West Cuesta Ridge) Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** San Luis Obispo
La Tuna Canyon Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Tujunga/sunland
Foothills Rim Trail (Cerbat Foothills Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Kingman
Camuesa Connector Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Santa Barbara
Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** San Diego
Espola/West Ridge/Lomas Verde/Old Coach Trails difficulty 10.0 Poway
Discovery Lake Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** San Marcos
2n10 (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** Big Bear Lake
Johnson Ranch Beginner difficulty 10.0 ** San Luis Obisbo
Joplin Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Lake Forest

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