429 Trails in South, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Edwards trails Intermediate difficulty 19.0 ***** Edwards Air Force Base
Waterworks Intermediate difficulty 0.7 **** Ladera Ranch
Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Lake Forest
Tecolote Canyon Natural Park Beginner difficulty 17.0 **** San Diego
Arroyo Seco (El Prieto) Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Pasadena
Big Sycamore Canyon Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Newbury Park
Badger Pass Loop (Blue Diamond) Beginner difficulty 8.0 ***** Blue Diamond
Sulphur Mountain Beginner difficulty 18.0 **** Oak View
Peters Canyon Regional Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 ** Orange
Spring Canyon Beginner difficulty 8.0 **** Santee
Elings Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Santa Barbara
Bogart Park Beginner difficulty 0.0 *** Cherry Valley
Johnson Ranch Beginner difficulty 10.0 ** San Luis Obisbo
Mathis Canyon (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Laguna Beach
Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** San Diego
Simpson Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Hemet
Marian R. Bear Memorial Park Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** San Diego
Chino Hills State Park Beginner difficulty 25 **** Brea
O'Neill Regional Park Beginner difficulty 23.0 *** Trabuco Canyon
Snake Trail Beginner difficulty 1.0 **** Chula vista
Harding Truck Trail Beginner difficulty 9.0 **** Silverado
Sagebrush / Lake Morena Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Alpine
Lake Hodges Beginner difficulty 14.0 **** San Diego
Telegraph Canyon (Chino Hills State Park) Beginner difficulty 25.0 **** Chino Hills
Santee Lakes To Sycamore Canyon Beginner difficulty 11.0 *** Santee
Rose Canyon Open Space Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** San Diego
Blue Diamond Loop (Cottonwood Valley North) Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Blue Diamond
Van Dusen Canyon Road Beginner difficulty 4.0 ** Big Bear City
Backbone Trail: Kanan to Etz Malloy (Backbone Trail) Beginner difficulty 17.0 **** Malibu
Los Robles Trail (Western Section) Beginner difficulty 16.0 ***** Thousand Oaks
Thomas F. Riley Wilderness Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 ** Coto De Caza
Coyote Run Trail (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Beginner difficulty 1.0 ** Laguna Beach
Santa Ysabel Preserves Beginner difficulty 18.0 **** Julian
Ramona Grasslands Preserve Beginner difficulty 0.0 *** Ramona
Fence Line (Crystal Cove State Park) Beginner difficulty 1.0 *** Laguna Beach
Backbone Trail Beginner difficulty 65.0 **** Malibu
Stonewall Mine Loop (Cuyamaca Rancho State Park) Beginner difficulty 13.0 *** Descanso
Wood Canyon Trail (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Beginner difficulty 5.0 ** Laguna Beach
Brown Mountain Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Altadena
Serrano Ridge (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Beginner difficulty 4.0 *** Laguna Beach
Upper Santa Anita Canyon Road (Chantry Flats) Beginner difficulty 4.0 ** Arcadia
Hahamongna Watershed Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Altadena
2n08 (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Beginner difficulty 2.0 ** Big Bear Lake
2n10 (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** Big Bear Lake
2n51y (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Beginner difficulty 3.0 *** Big Bear Lake
Pirates (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Big Bear Lake
Bommer Pass (Irvine Ranch Open Space) Beginner difficulty 1.0 ** Irvine
Bommer Meadow (Irvine Ranch Open Space) Beginner difficulty 1.0 *** Irvine
Quail Trail (Irvine Ranch Open Space) Beginner difficulty 3.0 *** Irvine
Slow 'N Easy (Crystal Cove State Park) Beginner difficulty 1.0 ** Laguna Beach

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