1,013 Trails in California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Briones to Mt. Diablo Trail (Shell Ridge Open Space) difficulty 9.0 Walnut Creek
Squaw Leap Pa'San Ridge (San Joaquin River Trail) difficulty 9.0 Auberry
Tao to Bell Mountain Loop Intermediate difficulty 9.0 ***** Apple Valley
South Yuba Trail (Old Flume Trail / South Yuba Trail) Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Nevada City
Clikapudi Trail Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Shasta Lake
Hartley Springs MTB Route difficulty 9.0 Mammoth Lakes
MC Memorial Golf Course Easiest difficulty 9.0 * Camp Pendleton
San Luis Rey difficulty 9.0 Camp Pendleton
Skyline Drive trail Beginner difficulty 9.0 **** Corona
Harding Truck Trail Beginner difficulty 9.0 **** Silverado
Raptor Ridge Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** San Pasqual Valley
Happy's Loop Trail Intermediate difficulty 9.0 ***** Ramona
Likely Mountain Challenge difficulty 9.0 Alturas
Gracie Intermediate difficulty 9.0 ***** Grass valley
El Prieto Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Altadena
Montara Mountain Advanced difficulty 9 ***** Montara
Art Smith Trail Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Palm Desert
Christmas Hill Garlic Ride Easiest difficulty 9.0 **** Gilroy
Cowles Mountain / Pyles Peak Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Santee
The Ring Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Bear Valley
Redwood Regional Park Beginner difficulty 9.0 *** Castro Valley
Sawtooth Ridge Intermediate difficulty 9.0 *** Truckee
Olmstead Loop Intermediate difficulty 9.0 *** Cool
Dry Creek Trail Beginner difficulty 9.0 **** Modesto
Purisma Creek Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Woodside
Henry W. Coe State Park Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Morgan Hill
Shiloh Regional Park difficulty 8.0 Windsor
Las Brisas trail difficulty 8.0 Thousand Oaks
Rocky Peak Trail difficulty 8.0 **** Simi Valley
Almaden Lake Trail difficulty 8.0 San Jose
Backside difficulty 8.0 Lakeshore
Anthony Peak Ridge difficulty 8.0 Mendocino National Forest
Exchequer Mountain Bike Park Advanced difficulty 8.0 **** Barrett
Indian Truck Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Corona
Elk Camp Ridge difficulty 8.0 Crescent City
Lower Rock Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Bishop
Trout Creek Trail difficulty 8.0 Kernville
Los Gatos Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** San Jose
Ventura river preserve Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Ojai
Fry-Koegel Trail difficulty 8.0 Ramona
Schultz Workout Easiest difficulty 8.0 ** Victorville
Palmdale Aqueduct difficulty 8.0 Palmdale
Joshua Ranch Trails Beginner difficulty 8.0 **** Palmdale
Tuttletown (Glory Hole) difficulty 8.0 New Melones Res. Angles camp
Santiago Truck Trail (The Luge) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Foothill Ranch
Woodland Jurassic Trail difficulty 8.0 Alturas
SDCE Up and Back difficulty 8.0 Ramona
Skyline Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Big Bear Lake
El Capitan Preserve difficulty 8.0 Lakeside
Monroe Truck Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Glendora

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