1,008 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Sunol/Pleasanton
Morgan Territory Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Livermore
Water Dog Lake Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Belmont
Emigrant Trail Beginner difficulty 20.0 **** Truckee
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride Advanced difficulty 20.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
Big Bear Mountain Resort Intermediate difficulty 20 ***** Big Bear Lake
Cheeseboro / Palo Comado Canyon Intermediate difficulty 20.0 ***** Agoura Hills
Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest Advanced difficulty 20.0 ***** Santa Cruz
San Pablo Ridge Trail difficulty 19.0 El Cerrito
Anza-Cuyamaca North Side Singletrack (Cuyamaca Rancho State Park) Intermediate difficulty 19.0 *** Cuyamaca
Edwards trails Intermediate difficulty 19.0 ***** Edwards Air Force Base
Ed Levin County Park difficulty 19.0 Milpitas
Tahoe Rim Trail: Tahoe City to Brockaway Summit (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 19.0 ***** Tahoe City
Bidwell Ridge To Potter Ravine Intermediate difficulty 19.0 **** Oroville
Marin Headlands Intermediate difficulty 19.0 **** Sausalito
Sycamore Canyon Park Intermediate difficulty 19.0 ***** Riverside
Anthony Chabot Regional Park Beginner difficulty 19.0 *** Castro Valley
Westside Trails difficulty 19 Redding
TRT Advanced difficulty 18.0 ***** Truckee
Yogi Bear Intermediate difficulty 18.0 ***** Truckee
Malibu Creek State Park difficulty 18.0 Calabassas
Deer Park to East Peak difficulty 18.0 ***** Fairfax
Santa Ysabel Preserves Beginner difficulty 18.0 **** Julian
Red Box difficulty 18.0 Pasadena
Pauley Creek Advanced difficulty 18.0 ***** Downieville
Angel Island Easiest difficulty 18.0 ** Tiburon
Silver Lake / Horse Canyon difficulty 18.0 Kit Carson
Sulphur Mountain Beginner difficulty 18.0 **** Oak View
Fiddle Creek difficulty 18.0 **** Downieville
Tahoe Rim Trail: Watson Lake to Tahoe City (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 18.0 ***** Truckee
Eldridge Grade To East Peak Loop Beginner difficulty 18.0 **** Ross, Marin County
Angora Ridge / Tahoe Mountain loop difficulty 17.0 South Lake Tahoe
BBQ Terrace Easiest difficulty 17.0 **** Walnut Creek
Kern River Trail difficulty 17.0 Kernville
Sunset Hills - Woodridge Loop difficulty 17.0 Thousand Oaks
Lake Mendocino difficulty 17.0 Ukiah
Armstrong Pass (Armstrong Connector) Intermediate difficulty 17.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
Geology Tour Road Easiest difficulty 17.0 *** Joshua Tree
Dunn Road: Hahn / Buena Vista Intermediate difficulty 17 ***** Cathedral City
Palm Wash / Truckhaven / Arroyo Salado Loop difficulty 17.0 Borrego Springs
Backbone Trail: Kanan to Etz Malloy (Backbone Trail) Beginner difficulty 17.0 **** Malibu
Little Pine Mountain Advanced difficulty 17.0 **** Santa Barbara
Red Hills Advanced difficulty 17.0 **** Jamestown
Tecolote Canyon Natural Park Beginner difficulty 17.0 **** San Diego
North Bloomfield Intermediate difficulty 17.0 **** Nevada City
Buck Rock difficulty 17.0 Hume Lake
Sisar Canyon / White Ledge Intermediate difficulty 17.0 *** Ojai
1st / 2nd / 3rd Divide (Downieville Downhill) Advanced difficulty 17.0 ***** Downieville
Black Diamond Mines Intermediate difficulty 17.0 ** Antioch
Hole In The Ground Advanced difficulty 17.0 ***** Truckee

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