Trail index

Hikes in Orange County

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 10
Arizona 8 Nevada 2 New Mexico Utah
West 1
Colorado 1 Utah
Difficulty
Easy 1 Moderate 8 Hard Strenuous 19 Challenging 13 Moderately Strenuous 4 Very Strenuous 7
Features
GPX available51
Dog friendly41
3 trails
Hiking to Aliso Peak Easy
Orange County
Hiking to Aliso Peak
1.6 mi
Dist.
533 ft
Gain
683 ft
Summit
60-80 min.
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
Roller Coaster Ridge Trail Moderate
Orange County
Roller Coaster Ridge Trail
4.6 mi
Dist.
1,150 ft
Gain
882 ft
Summit
~1.5 hours
Time
Lollipop Dogs OK