Trail index

Hikes in Southern California

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
22 trails
Mt San Jacinto via the Palm Springs Aerial Tram Strenuous
San Jacinto Mountains
Mt San Jacinto via the Palm Springs Aerial Tram
11 mi
Dist.
3,020 ft
Gain
10,834 ft
Summit
5-6 hours
Time
Out-and-back Permit
Hiking to San Bernardino Peak via Angelus Oaks Challenging
San Bernardino Mountains
Hiking to San Bernardino Peak via Angelus Oaks
16.5 mi
Dist.
4,702 ft
Gain
10,649 ft
Summit
~9 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK Permit
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
San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek Strenuous
San Bernardino Mountains
San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek
17.3 mi
Dist.
5,840 ft
Gain
11,503 ft
Summit
~10 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK Permit
Hiking Mount San Jacinto via Marion Mountain Featured
Southern California
Hiking Mount San Jacinto via Marion Mountain
11.4 mi
Dist.
4,689 ft
Gain
10,834 ft
Summit
~9 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK Permit
Mt. San Antonio (Mt Baldy) Loop Strenuous
Angeles National Forest
Mt. San Antonio (Mt Baldy) Loop
10.2 mi
Dist.
3,900 ft
Gain
10,065 ft
Summit
~7 hours
Time
Lollipop Dogs OK
Cucamonga Peak via Icehouse Canyon Challenging
San Bernardino Mountains
Cucamonga Peak via Icehouse Canyon
11.6 mi
Dist.
4,300 ft
Gain
8,859 ft
Summit
~7 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK Permit
Hiking Mount Wilson via Chantry Flats Featured
Angeles National Forest
Hiking Mount Wilson via Chantry Flats
13.5 mi
Dist.
4,200 ft
Gain
5,713 ft
Summit
~6 hours
Time
Loop 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
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
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