974 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Mammoth Mountain Resort Advanced difficulty 80.0 **** Mammoth Lakes
Santa Ana River Trail Advanced difficulty 22.0 **** Angelus Oaks
Keyesville Special Recreation Management Area Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Lake Isabella
Idyllwild Park Advanced difficulty 0.0 ***** Idyllwild
Little Pine Mountain Advanced difficulty 17.0 **** Santa Barbara
Donner Lake Rim Trail Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Truckee
Morning Glory (West Cuesta Ridge) Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** San Luis Obispo
Solstice Advanced difficulty 13 ***** Fairfax
Rocky Ridge Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
Devil's Slide Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Simi Valley
Romero Road Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Santa Barbara
Noble Canyon Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** San Diego
Tower Advanced difficulty 2.0 **** San Luis Obispo
1st / 2nd / 3rd Divide (Downieville Downhill) Advanced difficulty 17.0 ***** Downieville
De Valle Regional Park Advanced difficulty 25.0 **** Livermore
Clementine Loop Advanced difficulty 11.0 ***** Auburn
Red Hills Advanced difficulty 17.0 **** Jamestown
Mailboxes Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
New Millennium Loop Advanced difficulty 14.0 *** Calabasas
Holy Jim Trail Advanced difficulty 4.0 **** Trabuco Canyon
Chantry Flats Advanced difficulty 11.0 **** Sierra Madre
Napa / Skyline Park Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Napa
5150 Trail Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Auburn
X-Trail Advanced difficulty 13.0 ***** Temecula
Christmas Valley Trail Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
Exchequer Mountain Bike Park Advanced difficulty 8.0 **** Barrett
Summit Trail Advanced difficulty 7.0 **** Danville
Packers Bay Advanced difficulty 4.0 *** Shasta Lake
CP MASS 3 ST Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** camp pendleton
West Cuesta Ridge Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** San Luis Obispo
Stair Steps (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
Sam Merril (Mount Lowe Railway) Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Pasadena
Anderson Truck Trail Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Alpine
Elfin Forest Reserve and Del Dios Highlands County Preserve Advanced difficulty 14.0 **** Escondido
Bump and Grind / Hop Along Advanced difficulty 3.0 *** Palm Desert
Art Smith Trail Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Palm Desert
Buckhorn Loop Advanced difficulty 34.0 *** Santa Barbara
Tahoe Rim Trail: Brockway Summit to Watson Lake (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** Kings Beach
Madonna Mountain: Rock Garden (Cerro San Luis) Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** San Luis Obispo
Tahoe Rim Trail: Spooner Summit to Kingsbury Grade (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 13.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
El Moro / Erection Loop (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 8.0 **** Laguna Beach
The Goat Trails Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** Palm Springs
Old Flume Trail / South Yuba Trail Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** Nevada City
Oat Hill Road Advanced difficulty 17.0 **** Calistoga
Mission Trails Advanced difficulty 15.0 **** San Diego
Viper Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Santa Clarita
Rancho La Costa Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Carlsbad
Just Outstanding Intermediate difficulty 13.0 ***** Kernville
Pachea Trail Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Hemet
Water Dog Lake Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Belmont

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