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Gems in Southern California - 16

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Recommended Routes in Southern California - 208

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A beautiful, 2000+ year old limber pine; amazing!

Dawson Saddle to Mount Baden-Powell

9.1 mi 14.6 km • 2,123' Up 646.97 m Up • 2,122' Down 646.72 m Down

Wrightwood, CA

These fields are usually brown in the summer, but during the spring after the rains, it is beautiful!

Talepop Loop

4.2 mi 6.8 km • 426' Up 129.94 m Up • 426' Down 129.96 m Down

Agoura, CA

M.A.S.H Out-and-Back

4.8 mi 7.7 km • 226' Up 68.94 m Up • 226' Down 68.98 m Down

Agoura, CA

San Jacinto Peak via Marion Mountain

10.7 mi 17.2 km • 4,159' Up 1267.69 m Up • 4,158' Down 1267.34 m Down

Idyllwi…, CA

Grand Tour

14.8 mi 23.8 km • 2,781' Up 847.79 m Up • 2,784' Down 848.55 m Down

Agoura, CA

Crystal Lake to Mt. Islip Loop

9.9 mi 15.9 km • 2,687' Up 819.03 m Up • 2,690' Down 819.88 m Down

Glendora, CA

Approaching the thick brush, stay right!

Jack Millers Cabin Via Martinez Canyon

20.7 mi 33.3 km • 2,711' Up 826.42 m Up • 2,711' Down 826.32 m Down

Vista S…, CA

Gold Shot Stamp Mill Out and Back

15.7 mi 25.3 km • 2,306' Up 702.93 m Up • 2,314' Down 705.32 m Down

Anza, CA

View from the summit of Spitler Peak looking southeast.

Spitler Peak Out and Back

10.7 mi 17.3 km • 2,577' Up 785.44 m Up • 2,577' Down 785.38 m Down

Idyllwild, CA

Southern California Hiking

5,148 Miles 8,285 Kilometers of Trail
208 Recommended Routes
16 Gems
565 Easy Trails
1,075 Intermediate Trails
292 Difficult Trails

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Areas Within Southern California

Alpine

1 Trails

Angeles National Forest

102 Trails

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

30 Trails

Blossom Valley

3 Trails

Border Field State Park

Channel Islands National Park

105 Trails

Cleveland National Forest

40 Trails

Cleveland National Forest - Trabuco Ranger District

Idyllwild - Pine Cove

Mount San Jacinto State Park

Palomar Mountain State Park

San Bernadino National Forest

San Diego Country Estates

7 Trails

San Gabriel Mountains

74 Trails

San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

Santa Monica Mountains NRA

263 Trails

Santa Rosa-San Jacinto Mountains National Monument

Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve

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Trails in Southern California - 1,724

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3.4 mi 5.4 km #1Monserate Mountain Trail Difficult Rainbow, CA	Difficult	Rainbow, CA	12
2.3 mi 3.8 km #2Coast to Crest Trail: San Dieguito Lagoon Easy Solana Beach, CA	Easy	Solana Beach, CA	4
1.1 mi 1.8 km #3Carmel Mountain Rd to Little Shaw Valley Intermediate Carmel Valley, CA	Intermediate	Carmel Valley, CA	1
1.0 mi 1.6 km #4Lopez Canyon Trail Intermediate Carmel Valley, CA	Intermediate	Carmel Valley, CA	1
0.7 mi 1.2 km #5Dust Devil Nature Trail North Loop Easy Del Mar, CA	Easy	Del Mar, CA	2
0.5 mi 0.8 km #6Dust Devil Nature Trail West Loop Easy Del Mar, CA	Easy	Del Mar, CA	2
1.7 mi 2.8 km #7Fry Creek Trail #1E05 Easy/Intermediate Aguanga, CA	Easy/Intermediate	Aguanga, CA	1
3.0 mi 4.9 km #8Mortero Palms to Goat Canyon Trestle Trail Difficult Campo, CA	Difficult	Campo, CA	2
0.8 mi 1.2 km #9Mortero Palms Technical Bypass Difficult Campo, CA	Difficult	Campo, CA	2
5.2 mi 8.4 km #10Coast to Crest Trail: Upper Santa Ysabel Fireroad Intermediate Ramona, CA	Intermediate	Ramona, CA	1