1,013 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Montana De Oro Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** San Luis Obispo
South Boundry Loop Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Los Banos
Sycamore Canyon Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Santee
Glory Hole Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Angels Camp
Madonna Mountain difficulty 15 San Luis Obispo
Kings Beach difficulty 15 Kings Beach
Black Mountain difficulty 14.0 Ramona
Repack Road via Tamarancho Camp (Fisher Loop) Advanced difficulty 14.0 ***** Fairfax
Veterans Park to Camp 9 Fire Station and back Easiest difficulty 14.0 *** Los Angeles
Vail Lake Resort Intermediate difficulty 14 **** Temecula
South Fork American River Trail (Salmon Falls) Intermediate difficulty 14.0 ***** El Dorado Hills
Scary House difficulty 14.0 El Cajon
Magnolia to Cronan Ranch Figure 8 difficulty 14.0 **** Coloma
Paradise Royale Advanced difficulty 14.0 ***** Shelter Cove
Lucky Charms difficulty 14.0 Wrightwood
Box Springs Mountain Access Road difficulty 14.0 Moreno Valley
Sycamore Canyon/Guadalasca/Overlook Loop (Point Mugu State Park) difficulty 14.0 Malibu
Elfin Forest Reserve and Del Dios Highlands County Preserve Advanced difficulty 14.0 **** Escondido
New Millennium Loop Advanced difficulty 14.0 *** Calabasas
North Yuba Connector (North Yuba) difficulty 14.0 Downieville
Marshall Canyon Park (Claremont Wilderness) Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Claremont
Sunset Cruise difficulty 14.0 Kernville
Swasey Recreation Area Intermediate difficulty 14 ***** Redding
Snyder Trail / Knapps Castle Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Santa Barbara
Hidden Falls Regional Park Beginner difficulty 14.0 **** Auburn
Lake Hodges Beginner difficulty 14.0 **** San Diego
Salmon Falls Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Folsom
Fair Oaks difficulty 13.0 Canyon Country
Fair Oaks difficulty 13.0 Santa Clarita
X-Trail Advanced difficulty 13.0 ***** Temecula
Tahoe Donner various Intermediate difficulty 13.0 *** Truckee
The Nursery Expert difficulty 13.0 ***** Murrieta
Big Smokey MTB Loop difficulty 13.0 Mammoth Lakes
Stonewall Mine Loop (Cuyamaca Rancho State Park) Beginner difficulty 13.0 *** Descanso
Portuguese Pass difficulty 13.0 Lake Isabella
Just Outstanding Intermediate difficulty 13.0 ***** Kernville
Backbone Trail: Kanan Dune to Corral Canyon (Backbone Trail) Intermediate difficulty 13.0 **** Agoura Hills
Las Virgenes Canyon Lollipop Beginner difficulty 13.0 ***** Woodland Hills
Pine Mountain Loop Intermediate difficulty 13.0 ***** Fairfax
Solstice Advanced difficulty 13 ***** Fairfax
Hawk's Peak Climb Intermediate difficulty 13.0 **** Tahoe Donner/truckee
Nature Trail Beginner difficulty 13.0 ***** Nevada City
Tahoe Rim Trail: Spooner Summit to Kingsbury Grade (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 13.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
Lake Natoma Loop Beginner difficulty 13.0 **** Folsom
Helen Putnam Reginal Park Beginner difficulty 13.0 **** Petaluma
Tahoe Rim Trail: Kingsbury South To Armstrong Pass (Tahoe Rim Trail) difficulty 13.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
Bullards Barr Trail Intermediate difficulty 13.0 ***** Camptonvile
Mount St Helena Beginner difficulty 13.0 **** Calistoga
Santiago Peak Trail via HTT difficulty 13.0 Modjeska Canyon
Steele Canyon - Sweetwater reservoir difficulty 13.0 San Diego

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