438 Trails in South, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Green Valley Truck Trail difficulty 3.0 Poway
Lion Ridge Trail difficulty 6.0 Porterville
Pismo Preserve difficulty 11.0 Pismo Beach
Mount Laguna Recreation Area Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Pine Valley
Deer Creek trail (Noble Canyon) difficulty 1.0 Pine Valley
Big Laguna Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pine Valley
Unnamed difficulty 3.0 Paso Robles
Mount Wilson Toll Road Intermediate difficulty 15.0 *** Pasadena
Sunset Trail (Mount Lowe Railway) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Pasadena
Chilao / Silver Moccasin Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Pasadena
Mount Lowe Railway Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Pasadena
Mount Wilson Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pasadena
Sam Merril (Mount Lowe Railway) Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Pasadena
Arroyo Seco (El Prieto) Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Pasadena
Portuguese Bend Nature Reserve Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Palos Verdes Peninsula
Joshua Ranch Trails Beginner difficulty 8.0 **** Palmdale
Palmdale Aqueduct difficulty 8.0 Palmdale
Palmdale Superwash difficulty 7.0 **** Palmdale
The Goat Trails Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** Palm Springs
Palm Canyon Epic Advanced difficulty 28.0 *** Palm Springs
Art Smith Trail Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Palm Desert
Bump and Grind / Hop Along Advanced difficulty 3.0 *** Palm Desert
Hopalong Cassidy Advanced difficulty 11.0 ** Palm Desert
Santiago Oaks Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Orange
Peters Canyon Regional Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 ** Orange
Mountain Goat Trail difficulty 1.0 Orange
Ventura river preserve Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Ojai
Gridley Advanced difficulty 12.0 **** Ojai
Sisar Canyon / White Ledge Intermediate difficulty 17.0 *** Ojai
San Luis Rey River trail difficulty 15.0 Oceanside
Guajome Regional Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Oceanside
Tuley Canyon Switchbacks Advanced difficulty 1.0 *** Oceanside
Mohave and Milltown Railroad Trail difficulty 14.0 Oatman
Sulphur Mountain Beginner difficulty 18.0 **** Oak View
San Jacinto Wildlife Area difficulty 15.0 * Nuevo, Ca
Buck Gully Trail difficulty 1.9 Newport Beach
Placerita Canyon Nature Center Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Newhall
Big Sycamore Canyon Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Newbury Park
Sylvan meadows (Santa rosa plateau) Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Murrieta - la cresta
Silver Hawk (Around the Mountain) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 *** Murrieta
The Nursery Expert difficulty 13.0 ***** Murrieta
Hog Backs/Los Alamos Sports Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Murrieta
Greer Ranch / 215 Trail Intermediate difficulty 10 ***** Murrieta
Monk Dawg (Greer Ranch / 215 Trail) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Murrieta
Double D (Greer Ranch / 215 Trail) Beginner difficulty 1.0 *** Murrieta
Barrett Stoddard Easiest difficulty 8.0 ** Mt Baldy
Webster Trail difficulty 0.0 Mountain Center
Cerro Alto MTB Trails difficulty 5.0 Morro Bay
Box Springs Mountain Access Road difficulty 14.0 Moreno Valley
M Trail Advanced difficulty 2.0 **** Moreno Valley

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