438 Trails in South, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Ramblas Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** San Juan Capistrano
Railroad Tunnel Easiest difficulty 8.0 **** Boulder City
Rage Intermediate difficulty 0.4 **** Ladera Ranch
Quail Trail (Irvine Ranch Open Space) Beginner difficulty 3.0 *** Irvine
Quail Hill Loop (Irvine Ranch Open Space) Easiest difficulty 2.0 ** Irvine
Property of BGR2 Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** San Juan Capistrano
Prado Regional Park difficulty 0.0 Chino
Potato Mountain (Claremont Wilderness) Easiest difficulty 7.0 **** Claremont
Portuguese Pass difficulty 13.0 Lake Isabella
Portuguese Bend Nature Reserve Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Palos Verdes Peninsula
Poles (Crystal Cove State Park) difficulty 1.0 Laguna Beach
Point Sal Beach difficulty 10.0 * Santa Maria
Point Mugu State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Malibu
Plumbers (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
Plum Canyon Road difficulty 6.0 Santa Clarita
Placerita Canyon Nature Center Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Newhall
Pismo Preserve difficulty 11.0 Pismo Beach
Pirates (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Big Bear Lake
Pine Knot Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Big Bear Lake
Peters Canyon Regional Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 ** Orange
Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 75 **** Rowland Heights
Palmdale Superwash difficulty 7.0 **** Palmdale
Palmdale Aqueduct difficulty 8.0 Palmdale
Palm Wash / Truckhaven / Arroyo Salado Loop difficulty 17.0 Borrego Springs
Palm Canyon Epic Advanced difficulty 28.0 *** Palm Springs
Pack Memorial MTB Trail Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Apple Valley
Pachea Trail Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Hemet
Otay Valley Regional Park Easiest difficulty 8.0 **** San Diego
Old Emerald Falls Trail (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
Oak Oasis Preserve Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ** Lakeside
O'Neill Regional Park Beginner difficulty 23.0 *** Trabuco Canyon
Noble Canyon Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** San Diego
No name difficulty 3.0 Apple Valley
Nike Site #29 Whittier Hills Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Whittier
NICA Loop (TMTA Lehigh trails) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Tehachapi
New Millennium Loop Advanced difficulty 14.0 *** Calabasas
Neverland Jumpline (SkyPark at Santa’s Village) difficulty 1.0 Skyforest
Nature Loop difficulty 1.0 Irvine
Nature Center Easiest difficulty 8.0 *** Valencia
Mountain Goat Trail difficulty 1.0 Orange
Mount Wilson Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pasadena
Mount Wilson Toll Road Intermediate difficulty 15.0 *** Pasadena
Mount Waterman difficulty 8.0 La Canada-flintridge
Mount Lowe Railway Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Pasadena
Mount Laguna Recreation Area Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Pine Valley
Motorway Advanced difficulty 4.0 **** Silverado
Moro Ridge (Crystal Cove State Park) difficulty 3.0 Laguna Beach
Morning Glory (West Cuesta Ridge) Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** San Luis Obispo
Morning Drive Foothills Advanced difficulty 5.0 Bakersfield
Montana De Oro Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** San Luis Obispo

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