1,013 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Booster canyon difficulty 12.0 Alta Loma
Fireroad to jenner Easiest difficulty 12.0 *** Occidental
Wayne's World Advanced difficulty 12.0 ***** Barstow
Tahoe Rim Trail: Kingsbury to Van Sickle Advanced difficulty 12.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
Cerro Negro Trail, Flint Canyon Trail, Liz's Loop, Owl Trail, Conservancy Trail difficulty 12.0 *** la canada
Happy Camp Intermediate difficulty 12.0 *** Moorpark
Dinky Creek Trail difficulty 12.0 Shaver Lake
Greenbelt trails Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Tehachapi
Maple Springs Beginner difficulty 12.0 *** Silverado
Crockett Hills Regional Park Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Crockett
Placerita Canyon Nature Center Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Newhall
Walnut Loop difficulty 12.0 Walnut
Rancho La Costa Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Carlsbad
Old San Pedro Mountain Road / North Peak Easiest difficulty 12.0 *** Half Moon Bay
Lake Side Beginner difficulty 12.0 ** Hemet
Canyon Trail Advanced difficulty 12.0 ***** Mineral
Spencer Meadow difficulty 12.0 Mineral
Peavine Ridge Intermediate difficulty 12.0 ***** Garberville
Ripon Riding Spot Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Ripon
Coe Middle Ridge (Henry W. Coe State Park) difficulty 12.0 Morgan Hill
Shell Ridge Open Space Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Walnut Creek
Santiago Oaks Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Orange
Fullerton Loop Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Fullerton
Big Sycamore Canyon Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Newbury Park
Gazos Creek / Middle Ridge difficulty 12.0 *** Saratoga
Gridley Advanced difficulty 12.0 **** Ojai
Aptos Fire Road (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Aptos
Sawyer Camp Trail difficulty 12.0 San Mateo
Calaveras Big Trees / South Loop Beginner difficulty 12.0 ***** Arnold
China Camp Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Marin
Granite Bay Trail Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Granite Bay
Boggs Forest Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Cobb
Canyon Hollow Trail System difficulty 12 Redding
Fernandez Ranch loop Intermediate difficulty 11.0 *** Martinez
Bachelor Mountain difficulty 11.0 **** Winchester
Gateway Trail difficulty 11.0 Mt. Shasta
High Meadows Loop difficulty 11.0 Kernville
Limestone Canyon difficulty 11.0 **** Silverado
West Horsethief Expert difficulty 11.0 ** Trabuco Canyon
Panorama Loop difficulty 11.0 Lee Vining
Fish Creek Trail difficulty 11.0 Lone Pine
Lake Elsinore Easiest difficulty 11.0 *** Links at Summerly
Sulphur Mountain Trail difficulty 11.0 Ventura
Hopalong Cassidy Advanced difficulty 11.0 ** Palm Desert
Upper Stevens Creek County Park Easiest difficulty 11.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Mount Lowe Railway Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Pasadena
Wildcat Creek Trail difficulty 11.0 El Cerrito
Mount Tamalpais Fire Roads to West Point Inn Easiest difficulty 11.0 **** Kentfield
Santee Lakes To Sycamore Canyon Beginner difficulty 11.0 *** Santee
San Juan Trail Advanced difficulty 11.0 ***** San Juan Capistrano

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