1,004 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Cerro San Luis Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** San Luis Obispo
Chantry Flats Advanced difficulty 11.0 **** Sierra Madre
Charlie Canyon Trails Intermediate difficulty 0.0 ***** Castiac
Cheeseboro / Palo Comado Canyon Intermediate difficulty 20.0 ***** Agoura Hills
Cherry Gap  difficulty 7.0 Hume Lake
Cheseboro Open Space Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** Agoura
Chilao / Silver Moccasin Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Pasadena
China Camp Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Marin
Chino Hills State Park Beginner difficulty 25 **** Brea
Cholla (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Niguel
Christmas Hill Garlic Ride Easiest difficulty 9.0 **** Gilroy
Christmas Valley Trail Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
Chumash Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Simi Valley
Chupacabra Beginner difficulty 1.0 **** Santa Barbara, CA
Claremont Wilderness Easiest difficulty 5.0 *** Claremont
Clementine / Forresthill Connector Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ***** Auburn
Clementine Loop Advanced difficulty 11.0 ***** Auburn
Clikapudi Trail Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Shasta Lake
Coal Creek Open Space Preserve Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Portola Valley
Coast View Trail Beginner difficulty 6.0 **** Mill Valley
Coe Coit / Grapevine  difficulty 15.0 Gilroy
Coe Middle Ridge (Henry W. Coe State Park)  difficulty 12.0 Morgan Hill
Cold Spring Trail  difficulty 4.0 Santa Barbara
Colson Canyon Road Intermediate difficulty 50.0 **** Santa Maria
Comet (SkyPark at Santa’s Village)  difficulty 2.0 Skyforest
Contra Loma Regional Park  difficulty 2.0 *** Antioch
Corral Trail Beginner difficulty 2.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
Corriganville Park Trails Easiest difficulty 5.0 ***** Simi Valley
Cougar Crest Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Big Bear City
Cowles Mountain / Pyles Peak Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Santee
Coyote Creek Trail Easiest difficulty 7.0 ***** San Jose
Coyote Hills Regional Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Fremont
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch County Park Easiest difficulty 35.0 **** San Martin
Coyote Run Trail (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Beginner difficulty 1.0 ** Laguna Beach
CP MASS 3 ST Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** camp pendleton
Crafton Hill Ridge Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Yucaipa
Craters Loop  difficulty 10.0 Mammoth Lakes
Creek Side Easiest difficulty 4.0 ***** Chico
Crockett Hills Regional Park Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Crockett
Cronan Ranch Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** Pilot Hill
Cross Marin Trail To Kent Lake Easiest difficulty 7.0 *** Olema
Crystal Cove State Park Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Laguna Beach
Crystal cove state park  difficulty 15.0 Laguna
Cucamonga Canyon (Cucamonga Canyon) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ** Rancho Cucamonga
Cucamonga Creek Trail (Cucamonga Canyon) Easiest difficulty 5.0 *** Rancho Cucamonga
Cucamonga Road (Cucamonga Canyon) Beginner difficulty 6.0 **** Rancho Cucamonga
Culvert  difficulty 2.0 Auburn
Culvert Trail (American River Confluence Trails) Advanced difficulty 2.0 ***** Auburn
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Descanso
Daley Ranch Intermediate difficulty 20.0 *** Escondido

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