1,008 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Oat Hill Road Advanced difficulty 17.0 **** Calistoga
Whiskey Flat / Spikes Peak Intermediate difficulty 17.0 **** Los Banos
Strawberry fields/Twain Harte difficulty 16.0 Twain Harte
TMTA Lehigh trails Intermediate difficulty 16.0 ***** Tehachapi
Strawberry Peak Advanced difficulty 16.0 **** La Canada Flintridge
Los Robles Trail (Western Section) Beginner difficulty 16.0 ***** Thousand Oaks
Sycamore Canyon (Point Mugu State Park) Intermediate difficulty 16.0 **** Malibu
Round Valley to Morgan Territory (Round Valley Regional Park) Beginner difficulty 16.0 **** Brentwood
Folsom South Canal Easiest difficulty 16.0 ***** Sacramento
Bear Bottom difficulty 16.0 Arnold
Round Valley Regional Park Beginner difficulty 16.0 ** Byron
Big Basin State Park Beginner difficulty 16.0 **** Saratoga
Downieville Downhill Advanced difficulty 16.0 ***** Downieville
Crystal cove state park difficulty 15.0 Laguna
Long Lake Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Greagle
Tahoe Rim Trail to Western States difficulty 15.0 Tahoe City
Hog Backs/Los Alamos Sports Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Murrieta
Mount Laguna Recreation Area Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Pine Valley
Cerro Coso Hills and Black's Descent Easiest difficulty 15.0 ** Ridgecrest
Oyster Point difficulty 15.0 Danville
Rio Bravo difficulty 15.0 Bakersfield
San Luis Rey River trail difficulty 15.0 Oceanside
Burton Creek State Park difficulty 15.0 Tahoe City
Keyesville Special Recreation Management Area Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Lake Isabella
Sweetwater Regional Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Bonita
Hurkey Creek Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Apple Canyon
West Cuesta Ridge Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** San Luis Obispo
Irvine Ranch Open Space difficulty 15.0 Irvine
Mendocino Lake Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Ukiah
Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Lake Forest
Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** San Dimas
Mills Peak Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Graeagle
Crystal Cove State Park Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Laguna Beach
Donner Lake Rim Trail Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Truckee
Arcata Community Forest Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Arcata
Potters Ravine Beginner difficulty 15.0 ***** Oroville
Exfoliator (Hurkey Creek) Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Idyllwild
Coe Coit / Grapevine difficulty 15.0 Gilroy
San Jacinto Wildlife Area difficulty 15.0 * Nuevo, Ca
Chilao / Silver Moccasin Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Pasadena
Kirkwood Bike Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 ***** Kirkwood
Noble Canyon Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** San Diego
Hazel Loop Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Folsom
Tahoe Rim Trail: Brockway to Watson Lake (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Truckee
North Yuba difficulty 15.0 ***** Downieville
Los Posadas Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Angwin
Mount Wilson Toll Road Intermediate difficulty 15.0 *** Pasadena
Gabrielino Trail Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Los Angeles
Mission Trails Advanced difficulty 15.0 **** San Diego
Montana De Oro Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** San Luis Obispo

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