1,009 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Jesusita Advanced difficulty 7.0 **** Santa Barbara
Romero Road Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Santa Barbara
Tunnel Trail Expert difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Barbara
Romero West/Blair Witch (Romero Road) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Santa Barbara
San Ysidro Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ***** Santa Barbara
West Fork Trail Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Santa Barbara
Camuesa Connector Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Santa Barbara
Elings Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Santa Barbara
Little Pine Mountain Advanced difficulty 17.0 **** Santa Barbara
Buckhorn Loop Advanced difficulty 34.0 *** Santa Barbara
Saddlerock difficulty 4.0 Santa Barbara
Snyder Trail / Knapps Castle Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Santa Barbara
Romero Canyon Trail Advanced difficulty 2.0 ***** Santa Barabara
San Ramon Bike Park @ Memorial Park difficulty 1.0 San Ramon
Bishop Ranch Open Space Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** San Ramon
San Pedro Open Space difficulty 8.0 **** San Rafael
Raptor Ridge Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** San Pasqual Valley
Sawyer Camp Trail difficulty 12.0 San Mateo
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch County Park Easiest difficulty 35.0 **** San Martin
Harvey Bear Trail Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** San Martin
Discovery Lake Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** San Marcos
San Elijo Harmony Grove Beginner difficulty 5.0 ***** San Marcos
San Elijo Ridgeline difficulty 4.0 San Marcos
Irish Hill Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** San Luis Opispo
Shooters (West Cuesta Ridge) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** San Luis Obispo
Morning Glory (West Cuesta Ridge) Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** San Luis Obispo
Madonna Mountain: Rock Garden (Cerro San Luis) Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** San Luis Obispo
The Eucs Project / Elevator (West Cuesta Ridge) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** San Luis Obispo
West Cuesta Ridge Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** San Luis Obispo
Red Dog (West Cuesta Ridge) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 *** San Luis Obispo
Cerro San Luis Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** San Luis Obispo
Tower Advanced difficulty 2.0 **** San Luis Obispo
Montana De Oro Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** San Luis Obispo
Madonna Mountain difficulty 15 San Luis Obispo
Zorag (Cerro San Luis) difficulty 0.04 San Luis Obispo
"M" Trail (Cerro San Luis) difficulty 0.93 San Luis Obispo
Johnson Ranch Beginner difficulty 10.0 ** San Luis Obisbo
Sun Rise Trail (Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park) difficulty 1.0 San Juan Capistrano
Star Rise Trail (Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park) difficulty 1.0 San Juan Capistrano
Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park Easiest difficulty 20 ** San Juan Capistrano
Centipede Advanced difficulty 0.4 ***** San Juan Capistrano
Property of BGR2 Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** San Juan Capistrano
Property of BGR2 (Ramblas) difficulty 1.0 San Juan Capistrano
Shovelhead (Ramblas) difficulty 1.0 San Juan Capistrano
Ramblas Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** San Juan Capistrano
San Juan Trail Advanced difficulty 11.0 ***** San Juan Capistrano
Ohlone to Rocky Ridge and Stiles Ranch loop (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** San Jose
Rocky Ridge Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
Coyote Creek Trail Easiest difficulty 7.0 ***** San Jose
Hidden Springs Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 4.0 *** San Jose

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