Trail index

Very Strenuous hikes

Detailed trail guides with elevation data, GPX downloads, and science-backed difficulty ratings.

Region All Central California International New England Northern California Pacific Northwest Southern California Southwest West
Difficulty Easy Moderate Hard Strenuous Challenging Moderately Strenuous Very Strenuous
Region
All regions 239 Central California 1
Eastern Sierra Inyo National Forest Mammoth Lakes 1 Sequoia & Kings Canyon Sierra Nevada Yosemite
International New England 1
White Mountains 1
Northern California 8
Bay Area 8 Lassen Volcanic North Coast Shasta-Trinity
Pacific Northwest 11
Oregon 9 Washington 2
Southern California 22
Angeles National Forest 3 Cleveland National Forest 4 Laguna Mountains Mojave Desert Orange County 3 San Bernardino Mountains 4 San Diego County 4 San Gabriel Mountains 3 San Gabriel Valley San Jacinto Mountains 1 Santa Ana Mountains Santa Monica Mountains
Southwest 11
Arizona 9 Nevada 2 New Mexico Utah
West 1
Colorado 1 Utah
Difficulty
Easy 1 Moderate 8 Hard Strenuous 19 Challenging 13 Moderately Strenuous 5 Very Strenuous 7
Features
GPX available52
Dog friendly41
7 trails
Maiden Peak via the Maiden Lake Trailhead Very Strenuous
Oregon
Maiden Peak via the Maiden Lake Trailhead
10 mi
Dist.
3,000 ft
Gain
7,805 ft
Summit
5-6 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK
Hiking Hot Springs Mountain on the Los Coyotes Reservation Very Strenuous
San Diego County
Hiking Hot Springs Mountain on the Los Coyotes Reservation
10.2 mi
Dist.
2,118 ft
Gain
6,533 ft
Summit
4-6 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK
Hiking to Mount Saint Helena Very Strenuous
Bay Area
Hiking to Mount Saint Helena
10.7 mi
Dist.
2,119 ft
Gain
4,341 ft
Summit
4-6 hours
Time
Out-and-back
Hiking Flatiron via Siphon Draw Very Strenuous
Arizona
Hiking Flatiron via Siphon Draw
6.6 mi
Dist.
3,147 ft
Gain
4,861 ft
Summit
4-5 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK
Hiking Mt Baden-Powell Very Strenuous
San Gabriel Mountains
Hiking Mt Baden-Powell
8 mi
Dist.
2,900 ft
Gain
9,406 ft
Summit
4 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK
Whiting Ranch: Dreaded Hill & Red Rock Canyon Very Strenuous
Orange County
Whiting Ranch: Dreaded Hill & Red Rock Canyon
10 mi
Dist.
2,152 ft
Gain
1,592 ft
Summit
3 hours
Time
Lollipop Dogs OK
Hiking Sitton Peak Very Strenuous
Cleveland National Forest
Hiking Sitton Peak
10 mi
Dist.
2,150 ft
Gain
3,273 ft
Summit
4 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK