QUICK LINKS: Dog-friendly hikes, easy, moderate and strenuous hikes, peak-bagging hikes, coastal hikes and waterfall hikes.
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Trail | Mileage | Difficulty | Location | Dogs | Gain | Region |
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McWay Falls | 0.5 | Easy | Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park | N | 50 | Big Sur |
Panhe Nature Trail | 1 | Easy | San Onofre State Beach | N | 171 | Orange County |
Paradise Point | 1.2 | Easy | Glacier National Park | N | 160 | Montana |
Enchanted Rock | 1.3 | Moderate | Enchanted Rock State Natural Area | N | 390 | Texas |
Limekiln Falls | 1.5 | Easy | Limekiln Falls State Park | N | 400 | Big Sur |
Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook | 1.5 | Moderate | Culver City | Y | 454 | Los Angeles County |
Exploring Lands End | 1.5 | Easy | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | Y | 443 | Northern California |
Valley View Loop | 1.5 | Easy | Mount San Jacinto State Park | N | 183 | Riverside County |
Baring Falls | 1.6 | Easy | Glacier National Park | N | 50 | Montana |
Jack London Loop | 1.6 | Easy | Jack London Historic State Park | N | 120 | Northern California |
Aliso Peak | 1.6 | Easy | Aliso Woods Canyon | Y | 533 | Orange County |
Piestewa Peak via Trail 300 | 2.2 | Moderate | Phoenix Mountains | N | 1112 | Arizona |
Picacho Peak | 2.4 | Strenuous | Picacho Peak State Park | N | 1986 | Arizona |
Bee Rock and Old Zoo | 2.4 | Moderate | Griffith Park | Y | 694 | Los Angeles County |
Inspiration Loop | 2.6 | Easy | Will Rogers State Park | Y | 662 | Los Angeles County |
Camelback via Cholla | 2.8 | Moderate | Phoenix Mountains | N | 1246 | Arizona |
Doheny Beach | 3 | Easy | Doheny State Beach | N | 20 | Orange County |
No Dogs to Poles to Moro Canyon Loop | 3 | Easy | Crystal Cove State Park | N | 505 | Orange County |
Small Peak | 3 | Moderate | Robinson Ranch | Y | 1142 | Orange County |
Aspen Grove in San Gorgonio Wilderness | 3 | Easy | San Gorgonio Wilderness | Y | 518 | San Bernardino County |
Murphy Ranch | 3.1 | Easy | Santa Monica Mountains | Y | 630 | Los Angeles County |
Temescal Canyon Loop | 3.1 | Easy | Pacific Palisades | N | 545 | Los Angeles County |
Ridgeline Loop to Barbara’s Lake | 3.12 | Moderate | Laguna Canyon Wilderness | N | 679 | Orange County |
Runyon Canyon | 3.2 | Moderate | Hollywood | Y | 1030 | Los Angeles County |
Crystal Lake | 3.2 | Moderate | Ansel Adams Wilderness | Y | 685 | Northern California |
Batiquitos Lagoon Trail | 3.2 | Easy | Carlsbad | Y | 250 | San Diego County |
Burbank Peak, Cahuenga Peak, Mt. Lee | 3.25 | Moderate | Griffith Park | Y | 1691 | Los Angeles County |
Hollywood Reservoir Loop | 3.4 | Easy | Hollywood | N | 50 | Los Angeles County |
Franklin Canyon Reservoir Loop | 3.4 | Easy | Beverly Hills | Y | 160 | Los Angeles County |
Las Ramblas Trail | 3.4 | Moderate | San Clemente | Y | 900 | Orange County |
Fish Canyon Falls | 3.5 | Easy | Duarte | N | 400 | Los Angeles County |
Canopy View Trail | 3.5 | Easy | Muir Woods National Monument | N | 842 | Northern California |
Escondido Falls | 3.6 | Easy | Malibu | Y | 351 | Los Angeles County |
Tour de Trestles | 3.7 | Easy | San Onofre State Beach | N | 171 | Orange County |
Deschutes River Trail | 3.7 | Easy | Bend | Y | 50 | Oregon |
Beacon Hill Loop | 3.8 | Easy | Griffith Park | Y | 590 | Los Angeles County |
Cristianitos Fault Loop | 3.8 | Moderate | San Onofre State Beach | N | 300 | Orange County |
La Tuna Canyon | 4 | Moderate | Verdugo Mountains | Y | 1126 | Los Angeles County |
Carlsbad Beach Loop | 4 | Easy | South Carlsbad State Beach | N | 465 | San Diego County |
Huntington Beach Walk | 4.1 | Easy | Huntington State Beach | Y | 10 | Orange County |
Mt. Hollywood | 4.2 | Moderate | Griffith Park | Y | 1185 | Los Angeles County |
Tumalo Mountain | 4.2 | Moderate | Deschutes National Forest | Y | 1312 | Oregon |
Paulina Peak | 4.3 | Moderate | Newberry Crater National Volcanic Monument | Y | 1393 | Oregon |
Black Butte | 4.4 | Moderate | Deschutes National Forest | Y | 1443 | Oregon |
Devils Postpile and Rainbow Falls | 4.5 | Easy | Devils Postpile National Monument | N | 690 | Northern California |
Shoestring Loop in Limestone Canyon | 4.5 | Moderate | Limestone Canyon Wilderness Park | N | 1029 | Orange County |
Ridgeline Trail | 4.5 | Moderate | San Clemente | Y | 1545 | Orange County |
Roller Coaster Ridge Trail | 4.5 | Moderate | San Clemente | Y | 1150 | Orange County |
San Clemente Beach Trail | 4.5 | Easy | San Clemente | Y | 50 | Orange County |
Bear Mountain | 4.6 | Strenuous | Red Rock Secret Mountain Wilderness | Y | 2109 | Arizona |
Dipsea-Steep Ravine Loop | 4.6 | Moderate | Mt Tamalpais State Park | N | 1093 | Northern California |
Metolius River Trail | 4.6 | Easy | Deschutes National Forest | N | 250 | Oregon |
Skyline-Golden Gate Loop | 4.6 | Moderate | Mount Rainier National Park | N | 1570 | Washington |
Condor Gulch Overlook | 4.63 | Moderate | Pinnacles National Park | N | 1588 | Northern California |
Fremont Saddle | 4.8 | Moderate | Superstition Wilderness | Y | 1496 | Arizona |
M*A*S*H Hike in Malibu Creek State Park | 4.85 | Easy | Malibu Creek State Park | N | 652 | Los Angeles County |
Misery Ridge Loop | 5 | Moderate | Smith Rock State Park | Y | 850 | Oregon |
Canyon Creek Meadows Loop | 5 | Moderate | Mount Jefferson Wilderness | Y | 980 | Oregon |
Chush Falls | 5 | Easy | Three Sisters Wilderness | Y | 500 | Oregon |
Angels Landing | 5 | Strenuous | Zion National Park | N | 1500 | Utah |
Volcan Mountain | 5.1 | Moderate | Julian | Y | 1170 | San Diego County |
Coyote Ridge Loop | 5.2 | Moderate | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | N | 911 | Northern California |
Mount Elden | 5.3 | Strenuous | Coconino National Forest | Y | 2398 | Arizona |
Moro Canyon to Moro Ridge to BFI Loop | 5.5 | Moderate | Crystal Cove State Park | N | 820 | Orange County |
Mount Pilchuck | 5.5 | Strenuous | Mt Pilchuck State Park | Y | 2300 | Washington |
Angel Island Mt. Livermore Loop | 5.6 | Moderate | Angel Island State Park | N | 1427 | Northern California |
Vital Link Trail to Verdugo Peak | 5.65 | Moderate | Verdugo Mountains | Y | 2195 | Los Angeles County |
Vasquez Rocks | 5.65 | Moderate | Vasquez Rocks | Y | 650 | Los Angeles County |
Echo Mountain via the Sam Merrill Trail | 5.75 | Moderate | Altadena | Y | 2315 | Los Angeles County |
Ewoldsen Trail | 5.9 | Moderate | Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park | N | 1430 | Big Sur |
Beaudry Loop | 5.9 | Moderate | Verdugo Mountains | Y | 1800 | Los Angeles County |
Rocky Mountain | 6 | Strenuous | Pike National Forest | Y | 2483 | Colorado |
Cooper Canyon Falls | 6 | Moderate | Angeles National Forest | Y | 907 | Los Angeles County |
Bald Mountain | 6 | Moderate | Sugarloaf Ridge State Park | N | 1540 | Northern California |
Mishe Mokwa Trail to Sandstone Peak | 6.1 | Moderate | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | N | 1686 | Los Angeles County |
Avalanche Lake | 6.2 | Easy | Glacier National Park | N | 676 | Montana |
Mission Peak via Stanford Ave Staging Area | 6.2 | Strenuous | Mission Peak Regional Preserve | Y | 1992 | Northern California |
Horseshoe Mountain | 6.4 | Strenuous | Pike National Forest | Y | 2254 | Colorado |
Stanley Peak | 6.4 | Moderate | Daley Ranch | Y | 890 | San Diego County |
Schabarum Regional Park | 6.5 | Moderate | Schabarum Regional Park | Y | 1596 | Los Angeles County |
Peter’s Canyon Loop | 6.5 | Moderate | Peters Canyon Regional Park | Y | 681 | Orange County |
Piestewa Peak via Dream Draw | 6.6 | Strenuous | City of Phoenix | N | 1760 | Arizona |
Flatiron | 6.6 | Strenuous | Lost Dutchman State Park | Y | 3147 | Arizona |
Mount Ellinor | 6.6 | Strenuous | Mt Skokomish Wilderness | Y | 3286 | Washington |
Colinas Bluff Trail | 6.7 | Moderate | Laguna Niguel | Y | 1570 | Orange County |
Parker Mesa Overlook from Trippet Ranch | 6.8 | Moderate | Topanga State Park | N | 1921 | Los Angeles County |
Parker Mesa via Trippet Ranch | 6.8 | Moderate | Topanga State Park | N | 1921 | Los Angeles County |
Salt Creek Trail | 6.8 | Moderate | Laguna Niguel | Y | 500 | Orange County |
Mount Bierstadt | 7 | Strenuous | Mt Evans Wilderness | Y | 2776 | Colorado |
Snowshoeing to Dewey Point | 7 | Moderate | Yosemite National Park | N | 500 | Northern California |
Wilson Mountain | 7.2 | Strenuous | Red Rock Secret Mountain Wilderness | Y | 2331 | Arizona |
Devils Garden Loop | 7.2 | Moderate | Arches National Park | N | 470 | Utah |
Bill Williams Mountain | 7.3 | Strenuous | Kaibab National Forest | Y | 2250 | Arizona |
Parker Mesa Overlook via Los Liones Canyon | 7.3 | Moderate | Topanga State Park | N | 1580 | Los Angeles County |
Black Crater | 7.3 | Moderate | Three Sisters Wilderness | Y | 2260 | Oregon |
Kintla Lake | 7.4 | Easy | Glacier National Park | N | 390 | Montana |
Hollywood Sign & Bronson Caves | 7.5 | Moderate | Griffith Park | Y | 1003 | Los Angeles County |
Strawberry Peak | 7.5 | Strenuous | Angeles National Forest | N | 2609 | Los Angeles County |
Mount Bachelor | 7.6 | Strenuous | Deschutes National Forest | Y | 2664 | Oregon |
Wasson Peak via King Canyon | 7.7 | Moderate | Saguaro National Park | N | 1886 | Arizona |
Mount Umunhum | 7.7 | Moderate | Sierra Azul Open Space | N | 1141 | Northern California |
Boat Canyon Lollipop Loop | 8.2 | Strenuous | Laguna Beach | N | 2769 | Orange County |
Mailbox Peak | 8.3 | Strenuous | Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | Y | 4237 | Washington |
Grays Peak | 8.6 | Strenuous | Arapaho National Forest | Y | 2939 | Colorado |
Chiquito Falls | 8.6 | Strenuous | Ortega Highway | Y | 2900 | Orange County |
Granite Mountain | 8.6 | Strenuous | Alpine Lakes Wilderness | Y | 3800 | Washington |
Mt Baden Powell | 8.7 | Strenuous | Angeles National Forest | Y | 2900 | Los Angeles County |
Mount Baden-Powell via Vincent Gap | 8.7 | Strenuous | Angeles National Forest | Y | 2900 | Los Angeles County |
Colchuck Lake | 8.8 | Strenuous | Alpine Lakes Wilderness | N | 2392 | Washington |
San Gabriel Peak +4 | 9 | Strenuous | Angeles National Forest | Y | 3920 | Los Angeles County |
Crystal Cove Perimeter Loop | 9.1 | Strenuous | Crystal Cove State Park | N | 1800 | Orange County |
Kendrick Peak | 9.4 | Strenuous | Kaibab National Forest | Y | 2851 | Arizona |
Whale Peak | 9.5 | Strenuous | Anza Borrego | N | 3250 | San Diego County |
Bergen Peak | 9.6 | Moderate | Jefferson County Open Space | Y | 1890 | Colorado |
Morgan Trail | 9.6 | Moderate | Ortega Highway | Y | 1804 | Riverside County |
Tumalo Falls Loop | 9.6 | Moderate | Deschutes National Forest | Y | 1625 | Oregon |
O’Leary Peak | 10 | Strenuous | Coconino National Forest | Y | 2014 | Arizona |
Whiting Ranch: Dreaded Hill & Red Rock Canyon | 10 | Strenuous | Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park | N | 2152 | Orange County |
Sitton Peak Trail | 10 | Moderate | Ortega Highway | Y | 2150 | Riverside County |
Mt. San Antonio (Baldy) | 10.2 | Strenuous | Baldy Village | Y | 3900 | Los Angeles County |
Mt Wilson Trail to Manzanita Ridge | 10.2 | Strenuous | Angeles National Forest | Y | 5900 | Los Angeles County |
Birthday Peak | 10.3 | Strenuous | Collegiate Peaks Wilderness | Y | 2827 | Colorado |
Humphreys Peak | 10.5 | Strenuous | Coconino National Forest | Y | 3406 | Arizona |
Christianitos to Prima Dechecha Loop | 10.6 | Strenuous | San Clemente | Y | 2500 | Orange County |
Mount St Helena | 10.7 | Strenuous | Robert Louis Stevenson State Park | N | 2119 | Northern California |
Inspiration Point and Muir Peak | 11 | Strenuous | Angeles National Forest | Y | 2864 | Los Angeles County |
Bridge to Nowhere | 11 | Moderate | Angeles National Forest | Y | 2113 | Los Angeles County |
Berry Creek Falls | 11 | Moderate | Big Basin Redwoods State Park | N | 2364 | Northern California |
Mt San Jacinto via the Tram | 11 | Strenuous | San Jacinto State Park | N | 3020 | Riverside County |
Confluence Overlook Trail | 11 | Strenuous | Canyonlands National Park | N | 50 | Utah |
Cucamonga Peak via Icehouse Canyon | 11.6 | Strenuous | Baldy Village | Y | 4300 | San Bernardino County |
South Sister | 12 | Strenuous | Three Sisters Wilderness | Y | 4820 | Oregon |
Maiden Peak | 12 | Strenuous | Willamette National Forest | Y | 3000 | Oregon |
Mt. San Jacinto via Marion Mountain | 12 | Strenuous | Idyllwild | N | 4689 | Riverside County |
Mount Shasta | 12.3 | Strenuous Multi-Day | Mt Shasta Wilderness | N | 7411 | Northern California |
Ontario Peak | 12.4 | Strenuous | Cucamonga Wilderness | Y | 3738 | San Bernardino County |
Mount Diablo via Mitchell Canyon | 13.2 | Strenuous | Mount Diablo State Park | N | 3529 | Northern California |
Gray Butte | 13.3 | Strenuous | Smith Rock State Park | Y | 2830 | Oregon |
Mt. Wilson via Chantry Flats | 14 | Strenuous | Arcadia | Y | 4200 | Los Angeles County |
Alamere Falls | 14.2 | Strenuous | Point Reyes National Seashore | N | 1442 | Northern California |
Mount Sizer Loop | 14.9 | Strenuous | Henry W. Coe State Park | N | 3684 | Northern California |
Mount Tamalpais via Stinson Beach | 15 | Strenuous | Mount Tamalpais State Park | N | 2771 | Northern California |
Mount San Jacinto via Humber Park | 15.5 | Strenuous | Mt San Jacinto State Park | N | 4125 | Riverside County |
Holy Jim Trail to Santiago Peak | 16 | Strenuous | Trabuco Canyon | Y | 4469 | Orange County |
Angelus Oaks to San Bernardino Peak | 16.5 | Strenuous | Angelus Oaks | Y | 4702 | San Bernardino County |
San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek | 16.9 | Strenuous | San Bernardino National Forest | Y | 5840 | San Bernardino County |
Black Star Canyon to Beek’s Place | 18 | Strenuous | Santiago Canyon | Y | 2750 | Orange County |
San Gorgonio via Fish Creek | 18.4 | Strenuous | San Bernardino National Forest | Y | 3390 | San Bernardino County |
Rose Peak via Del Valle Regional Park | 19.5 | Strenuous | Ohlone Regional Wilderness | N | 5000 | Northern California |
Lost Coast Trail | 25 | Strenuous Multi-Day | King Range National Conservation Area | Y | 50 | Northern California |
San Bernardino and San Gorgonio Peak | 30.2 | Strenuous Multi-Day | San Gorgonio Wilderness | Y | 5770 | San Bernardino County |
Mount Kilimanjaro | 35.7 | Strenuous Multi-Day | Kilimanjaro National Park | N | 13924 | Africa |
Trans-Catalina Trail | 37.2 | Strenuous Multi-Day | Catalina Island | N | 9600 | Los Angeles County |
Rae Lakes Loop | 54.2 | Strenuous Multi-Day | Kings Canyon National Park | N | 12700 | Northern California |
North Lake-South Lake Loop | 55 | Strenuous Multi-Day | Kings Canyon National Park | N | 9418 | Northern California |
Red Peak Pass Loop | 57.6 | Strenuous Multi-Day | Yosemite National Park | N | 8859 | Northern California |
High Sierra Trail> | 72.2 | Strenuous Multi-Day | Sequoia National Park | N | 13303 | Northern California |
Wonderland Trail | 93 | Strenuous Multi-Day | Mount Rainier National Park | N | 25,593 | Washington |
John Muir Trail | 211 | Strenuous Multi-Day | N | 46700 | Northern California |
Do you know of a trail I should add to this list? Tell me where to go! I’ll hike it and write it up.