438 Trails in South, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Sycamore Canyon (Point Mugu State Park) Intermediate difficulty 16.0 **** Malibu
Foothills Rim Trail (Cerbat Foothills Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Kingman
Dickies (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Big Bear Lake
Montana De Oro Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** San Luis Obispo
Santiago Oaks Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Orange
Railroad Tunnel Easiest difficulty 8.0 **** Boulder City
Cottonwood Valley North Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Blue Diamond
Big Sycamore Canyon Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Newbury Park
Skyline Trail Easiest difficulty 11.0 **** Los Angeles
Big Laguna Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pine Valley
Marshall Canyon Park (Claremont Wilderness) Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Claremont
Vail Lake Resort Intermediate difficulty 14 **** Temecula
Turnbull Canyon Intermediate difficulty 29 **** Whittier
The Goat Trails Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** Palm Springs
Viper Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Santa Clarita
Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Laguna Beach
M Trail Advanced difficulty 2.0 **** Moreno Valley
Sagebrush / Lake Morena Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Alpine
Sulphur Mountain Beginner difficulty 18.0 **** Oak View
Colson Canyon Road Intermediate difficulty 50.0 **** Santa Maria
Tunnel Trail Expert difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Barbara
Southridge Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Fontana
San Clemente Singletracks Advanced difficulty 10 **** San Clemente
Telegraph Canyon (Chino Hills State Park) Beginner difficulty 25.0 **** Chino Hills
Yeager Mesa Expert difficulty 10.0 **** Trabuco Canyon
Simpson Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Hemet
Spring Canyon Beginner difficulty 8.0 **** Santee
Laguna Coast Wilderness Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Laguna Beach
Chumash Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Simi Valley
Little Pine Mountain Advanced difficulty 17.0 **** Santa Barbara
Mount Wilson Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pasadena
Lower Winter Creek (Chantry Flats) Advanced difficulty 3.0 **** Arcadia
Kenny's Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Big Bear City
Hanna Flat Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Fawnskin
Stair Steps (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
Backbone Trail: Kanan to Etz Malloy (Backbone Trail) Beginner difficulty 17.0 **** Malibu
Stagecoach Trail (South) (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) difficulty 4.0 **** Laguna Beach
Calico Ghost Town Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Yermo
Placerita Canyon Nature Center Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Newhall
Santa Ysabel Preserves Beginner difficulty 18.0 **** Julian
Sweetwater Regional Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Bonita
Missing Link (Crystal Cove State Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
Old Emerald Falls Trail (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
Martha Mclean-Anza Park difficulty 25.0 **** Riverside
Live Oak Trail (O’Neill Regional Park) Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Trabuco Canyon
Sara Park Advanced difficulty 30.0 **** Lake Havasu City
Palmdale Superwash difficulty 7.0 **** Palmdale
Weir Canyon Loop (Santiago Oaks) Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** anaheim
CP MASS 3 ST Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** camp pendleton
Town Trail (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Easiest difficulty 2.0 **** Big Bear Lake

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