The Best Hiking Trails in California

Most Popular California Hiking Trails

We've ranked the best places to hike in California using our unique hiking trail popularity algorithm that accounts for the average rating and number of reviews for a trail, the number of people who have hiked or wish they could hike at that hiking trail. Sign up for a free account and vote for your favorite hiking trails by submitting a trail review or creating a hiking wishlist today!

New! Find the best hiking trails by city:
Auburn (4), Santa Rosa (3), Folsom (3), Walnut Creek (3), Gilroy (3), Truckee (3)

Rank	Hiking Trail	Location
1.	Muir Woods	Mill Valley, California
2.	Chantry Flats	Arcadia, California
3.	John Muir Trail	Curry Village, Yosemite NP, California
4.	Hidden Valley Trail	Joshua Tree, California
5.	Mastodon Peak	Chiriaco Summit, California
6.	Barker Dam Trail	Joshua Tree, California
7.	Big Laguna Trail	San Diego, California
8.	Lower Doane Valley Trail	Palomar Mountain, California
9.	Sunset Trail	Pine Valley, California
10.	Dry Creek Trail	Modesto, California
11.	Doane Pond Nature Trail	Palomar Mountain, California
12.	San Pasqual Trail	Escondido, California
13.	Briones Regional Park	Walnut Creek, California
14.	Peters Canyon	Orange, California
15.	Flume Trail	Tahoe, California
16.	Los Posadas	Angwin, California
17.	Anadel Trails	Santa Rosa, California
18.	Purisma Creek	Woodside, California
19.	Fullerton Loop	Fullerton, California
20.	Jenkinson Lake Loop	Sly Park, California
21.	Sulphur Mountain	Oak View, California
22.	Tequesquite Arroyo	Riverside, California
23.	Old Flume Trail/south Yuba Trail	Nevada City, California
24.	Upper Bidwell Park	Chico, California
25.	Salmon Falls	Folsom, California
26.	Saratoga Gap	Saratoga, California
27.	Salmon Falls/Sweetwater Loop	Sacramento, California
28.	American River Bike Trail	Sacramento, California
29.	Foresthill Divide	Auburn, California
30.	Yosemite Valley	Mariposa, California
31.	Hidden Falls Park	Auburn, California
32.	Clementine Loop	Auburn, California
33.	Potrero John (#23W06)	Ojai, California
34.	Sweetwater Trail	Folsom, California
35.	Big Sycamore Canyon	Newbury Park, California
36.	Hazel Loop	Folsom, California
37.	Clementine/forresthill Connector Trail	Auburn, California
38.	Jughandle Ecological Trail- East Fork	Fort Bragg, California
39.	Pine Knot Trail	Big Bear Lake, California
40.	Big River Bike/hike/horse Trail	Mendocino/fort Bragg, California
41.	Redwood Regional Park	Castro Valley, California
42.	Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park	Sunol/Pleasanton, California
43.	Downieville Downhill	Downieville, California
44.	De Valle Regional Park	Livermore, California
45.	Hole In The Ground	Truckee, California
46.	Water Dog Lake Park	Belmont, California
47.	Emigrant Trail	Truckee, California
48.	Santa Teresa Park	San Jose, California
49.	Arastradero Preserve	Palo Alto, California
50.	Monte Bello Open Space	Palo Alto, California
51.	Alum Rock Park	San Jose, California
52.	El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Pres	Woodside, California
53.	Lake Chabot	Castro Valley, California
54.	Henry W. Coe State Park	Morgan Hill, California
55.	China Camp	Marin, California
56.	Annadel State Park	Santa Rosa, California
57.	Fort Ord Public Lands	Monterey, California
58.	Mission Trails	San Diego, California
59.	Bolinas Ridge	Olema, California
60.	Lake Alpine Loop	Bear Valley, California
61.	Sawtooth Ridge	Truckee, California
62.	Bullards Barr Trail	Camptonvile, California
63.	Morgan Territory	Livermore, California
64.	Mammoth Mountain Resort	Mammoth Lakes, California
65.	Howarth Park/spring Lake	Santa Rosa, California
66.	Tower	San Luis Obispo, California
67.	Noble Canyon	San Diego, California
68.	Shaubarum Park	Hacienda Heights, California
69.	Cheseboro	Simi Valley, California
70.	El Moro - Erection Loop	Newport Beach, California
71.	Santiago Oaks	Orange, California
72.	Simpson Park	Hemet, California
73.	Forest Of Nisene Marks & Soquel Demonstration Forest	Santa Cruz, California
74.	Romero Road	Santa Barbara, California
75.	Sunnyside Trail	Pasadena, California
76.	Fremont Older	Cupertino, California
77.	De Laveaga	Santa Cruz, California
78.	MOOMOO hill	Walnut Creek, California
79.	Boggs forest	Cobb, California
80.	Mount St Helena	Calistoga, California
81.	Camp Tamarancho	Marin, California
82.	Gabrielino Trail	Los Angeles, California
83.	Granite Bay Trail	Granite Bay, California
84.	Birm trail	Concord, California
85.	Lime Ridge	Concord, California
86.	Rockville Park	Fairfield, California
87.	Hitler/j. T. Howell	San Rafael, California
88.	Glory Hole	Angels Camp, California
89.	Top Of The World	Arnold, California
90.	Bishop Ranch Open Space	San Ramon, California
91.	Las Trampas Ridge	Danville, California
92.	Telegraph Canyon	Brea/chino Hills, California
93.	Hunting Hollow And Redfern Area's	Gilroy, California
94.	Pachecho Falls	Gilroy, California
95.	Joaquin Miller	Berkeley, California
96.	Borges Ranch Loop	Walnut Creek, California
97.	San Juan Trail	Lake Elsinore, California
98.	Turnbull Canyon	Whittier, California
99.	Christmas Hill Garlic Ride	Gilroy, California
100.	Ring Mountain Open Space	Tiburon, California

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