1,009 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
The Entertainer Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** Mt. Shasta
A-line Beginner difficulty 38.0 **** Stirling City
Trail #02 / #03 / #04 (Fort Ord Public Lands) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Monterey
Trail #43 (Fort Ord Public Lands) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Monterey
Trail #42 (Fort Ord Public Lands) Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Monterey
Centerville Flumes Beginner difficulty 22.0 **** Centerville
Tahoe Rim Trail: Brockway Summit to Watson Lake (Tahoe Rim Trail) Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** Kings Beach
Highway 87 Trail Easiest difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
Bidwell Ridge To Potter Ravine Intermediate difficulty 19.0 **** Oroville
Hawk's Peak Climb Intermediate difficulty 13.0 **** Tahoe Donner/truckee
Spring Canyon Beginner difficulty 8.0 **** Santee
Simpson Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Hemet
Yeager Mesa Expert difficulty 10.0 **** Trabuco Canyon
Telegraph Canyon (Chino Hills State Park) Beginner difficulty 25.0 **** Chino Hills
San Clemente Singletracks Advanced difficulty 10 **** San Clemente
North Bloomfield Intermediate difficulty 17.0 **** Nevada City
Xp Ridge Beginner difficulty 0.0 **** Indians Hills
Bizz Johnson Trail Easiest difficulty 35.0 **** Susanville
The Ring Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Bear Valley
Southridge Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Fontana
Up Down Trail (Cronan Ranch) Easiest difficulty 2.0 **** Pilot Hill
Lake Natoma Loop Beginner difficulty 13.0 **** Folsom
Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 75 **** Rowland Heights
Tunnel Trail Expert difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Barbara
Colson Canyon Road Intermediate difficulty 50.0 **** Santa Maria
Lake Sonoma  difficulty 20.0 **** Healdsburg
Maidu / North Rim (Upper Bidwell Park) Easiest difficulty 5.0 **** Chico
Gridley Advanced difficulty 12.0 **** Ojai
Martha Mclean-Anza Park  difficulty 25.0 **** Riverside
Sulphur Mountain Beginner difficulty 18.0 **** Oak View
San Pedro Open Space  difficulty 8.0 **** San Rafael
Merced River Trail  difficulty 28.0 **** Mariposa
Los Vaqueros Watershed  difficulty 20.0 **** Livermore
Prairie City Off Road Park  difficulty 40.0 **** Folsom
Mammoth Mountain Resort Advanced difficulty 80.0 **** Mammoth Lakes
Hood Mountain  difficulty 11.0 **** Santa Rosa
Big Basin State Park Beginner difficulty 16.0 **** Saratoga
Mount St Helena Beginner difficulty 13.0 **** Calistoga
Sagebrush / Lake Morena Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Alpine
M Trail Advanced difficulty 2.0 **** Moreno Valley
Hogan Trail / Coyote Point Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Valley Springs
Rage Intermediate difficulty 0.4 **** Ladera Ranch
Waterworks Intermediate difficulty 0.7 **** Ladera Ranch
Alamitos Creek Trail (Hidden Springs Trail) Intermediate difficulty 1.2 **** San Jose
Grass Peak Trail (Almaden Quicksilver County Park) Easiest difficulty 0.0379 **** San Jose
El Prieto Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Altadena
Lake Hodges Beginner difficulty 14.0 **** San Diego
Mission Trails Advanced difficulty 15.0 **** San Diego
Exfoliator (Hurkey Creek) Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Idyllwild
The Luge Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Lake Forest

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