1,005 Trails in California

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Downieville Downhill Advanced difficulty 16.0 ***** Downieville
2. Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest Advanced difficulty 20.0 ***** Santa Cruz
3. Camp Tamarancho Intermediate difficulty 10 ***** Marin
4. Tahoe Rim Trail Intermediate difficulty 165.0 **** Tahoe City
5. Big Bear Mountain Resort Intermediate difficulty 20 ***** Big Bear Lake
6. Northstar Bike Park Advanced difficulty 125.0 ***** Truckee
7. Mammoth Mountain Resort Advanced difficulty 80.0 **** Mammoth Lakes
8. Mount Lowe Railway Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Pasadena
9. Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Laguna Beach
10. 1st / 2nd / 3rd Divide (Downieville Downhill) Advanced difficulty 17.0 ***** Downieville
11. Backbone Trail Beginner difficulty 65.0 **** Malibu
12. Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Lake Forest
13. San Juan Trail Advanced difficulty 11.0 ***** San Juan Capistrano
14. Noble Canyon Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** San Diego
15. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride Advanced difficulty 20.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
16. Big Laguna Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pine Valley
17. Annadel State Park Intermediate difficulty 35.0 **** Santa Rosa
18. Fort Ord Public Lands Intermediate difficulty 86.0 **** Monterey
19. The Luge Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Lake Forest
20. El Corte De Madera Creek Open Space Intermediate difficulty 40.0 **** Woodside
21. Turnbull Canyon Intermediate difficulty 29 **** Whittier
22. El Prieto Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Altadena
23. Emigrant Trail Beginner difficulty 20.0 **** Truckee
24. Henry W. Coe State Park Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Morgan Hill
25. Mills Peak Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Graeagle
26. Solstice Advanced difficulty 13 ***** Fairfax
27. Lake Hodges Beginner difficulty 14.0 **** San Diego
28. Pogonip Open Space Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
29. Gabrielino Trail Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Los Angeles
30. Mount Wilson Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pasadena
31. Fullerton Loop Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Fullerton
32. Corral Trail Beginner difficulty 2.0 ***** South Lake Tahoe
33. Boggs Forest Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Cobb
34. West Cuesta Ridge Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** San Luis Obispo
35. Idyllwild Park Advanced difficulty 0.0 ***** Idyllwild
36. Sunset Trail (Mount Lowe Railway) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Pasadena
37. Clementine / Forresthill Connector Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ***** Auburn
38. Hole In The Ground Advanced difficulty 17.0 ***** Truckee
39. Cougar Crest Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Big Bear City
40. Camuesa Connector Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Santa Barbara
41. UCSC Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Santa Cruz
42. Salmon Falls Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Folsom
43. Clementine Loop Advanced difficulty 11.0 ***** Auburn
44. Foresthill Divide Intermediate difficulty 11.0 **** Auburn
45. Demo Forest Flow Trail (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Santa Cruz
46. Sycamore Canyon Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Santee
47. McGill Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Frazier Park
48. China Camp Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Marin
49. Daley Ranch Intermediate difficulty 20.0 *** Escondido
50. Cheeseboro / Palo Comado Canyon Intermediate difficulty 20.0 ***** Agoura Hills

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