About hiking in Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County, California has 1,308 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 2,626 miles, an average of 2.0 miles each. The longest is Pacific Crest Trail, at 150 miles. 89 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Los Angeles County are like

By length, 806 are under a mile, 413 run 1 to 5 miles, and 89 are 5 miles or longer. 14 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Don Mullally Trail, at 5.3 miles.

Of the 690 with a difficulty rating, 464 easy, 185 moderate, and 41 hard. Of the 1,301 with measured elevation, PCT - California Section D climbs the most, about 54,296 ft, and 186 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Hiking Trails — page 1 of 5

Pacific Crest TrailHike150 mi PCT - California Section DHike87.8 mi PCT - California Section EHike65.9 mi Silver Moccasin Trail (NRT)Hike59.2 mi Gabrielino TrailHike52.3 mi San Gabriel River Trail - Eastern BankHikeMTB47.3 mi Backbone TrailHike45.1 mi Trans-Catalina TrailHike40.0 mi San Gabriel River TrailHike36.7 mi Native Oak TrailHikeMTB33.6 mi Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic TrailHike32.2 mi California Mission Trail - stage 04 Mission San Gabriel Arcangel to Mission San Fernando, Rey de EspanaHike28.3 mi Edison RoadHikeMTB28.0 mi High Desert National Recreation TrailHike27.3 mi Rio Hondo River TrailHikeMTB27.3 mi Mount Wilson Toll RoadHike24.2 mi Rincon Red Box Truck TrailHikeMTB22.4 mi Park View TrailHikeMTB21.2 mi Old Ridge RouteHikeMTB18.2 mi Los Angeles River BikewayHikeMTB18.2 mi Schabarum Grand Spur TrailHikeMTB18.0 mi Park to Playa TrailHike17.5 mi San Gabriel River Bike PathHikeMTB16.6 mi Los Pinetos TrailHike15.9 mi FirebreakHikeMTB14.4 mi Silver Fish Truck TrailHike13.7 mi West End RoadHikeMTB12.9 mi Sunset Ridge Fire RoadHikeMTB12.8 mi Santa Clara River Horse TrailHike11.5 mi Burkhart TrailHike11.0 mi San Jose Creek TrailHike10.5 mi Rowland Heights Loop TrailHike10.4 mi New Millennium Loop TrailHikeMTB10.4 mi Mendenhall Ridge RoadHikeMTB10.4 mi Stephens Ranch Spur TrailHikeMTB10.2 mi Condor Peak TrailHikeMTB10.0 mi Bear Creek TrailHike9.8 mi Santa Clara Divide RoadHikeMTB9.2 mi Shortcut Pass RoadHikeMTB9.0 mi North Fork Mill Creek RoadHikeMTB8.9 mi Mount Waterman TrailHike8.7 mi Rio Hondo Bike PathHikeMTB8.6 mi Mount Lowe MotorwayHike8.4 mi 4N35HikeMTB8.1 mi Los Angeles River Bike PathHikeMTB8.1 mi Bear Canyon TrailHike8.1 mi South Fork TrailHike8.0 mi Upper Monroe Truck TrailHikeMTB7.9 mi Trans Catalina TrailHike7.8 mi Shoreline Beach Pedestrian PathHike7.5 mi Silver Moccasin TrailHike7.4 mi Antelope Loop TrailHike7.2 mi West Fork TrailHikeMTB7.2 mi Mount Lukens RoadHikeMTB7.2 mi Gold Creek RoadHikeMTB7.1 mi Solemint Canyon Mountainway TrailHike7.1 mi Alimony ridgeHike7.1 mi Kikos TrailHikeMTB7.0 mi Main TrailHike6.9 mi Rio Hondo BikewayHikeMTB6.8 mi South Bay Bike PathHikeMTB6.6 mi Verdugo MotorwayHikeMTB6.5 mi Mulholland DriveHikeMTB6.4 mi Canton Devil TrailHike6.3 mi Strawberry Peak TrailHikeMTB6.2 mi Sandberg TrailHike6.2 mi Silver Moccasin NRTHike6.2 mi Verdugo Crest TrailHike6.0 mi Forest Service Route 3N39HikeMTB5.9 mi Van Tassel MotorwayHikeMTB5.8 mi Little Rock Truck TrailHikeMTB5.8 mi Manzanita TrailHike5.7 mi Rio Hondo San Gabriel River Trail ConnectorHike5.7 mi Sand Canyon Equestrian TrailHike5.7 mi Gould Canyon TrailHike5.6 mi Rogers Road Trail (Backbone Trail)HikeMTB5.5 mi Mount Wilson TrailHikeMTB5.5 mi Temescal Ridge TrailHikeMTB5.5 mi Shoreline Beach Bike PathHikeMTB5.4 mi Zuma Ridge TrailHikeMTB5.4 mi Trail Canyon TrailHikeMTB5.4 mi Don Mullally TrailHike5.3 mi Idlehour TrailHikeMTB5.3 mi Sunset Ridge Truck TrailHikeMTB5.3 mi Dagger Flat TrailHike5.3 mi Colby Canyon TrailHikeMTB5.3 mi Buck Canyon TrailHikeMTB5.3 mi Lower Bee Hive TrailHikeMTB5.3 mi Alder Creek TrailHikeMTB5.0 mi Altadena Crest TrailHikeMTB4.9 mi Zuma Edison RoadHikeMTB4.9 mi Yerba Buena Truck TrailHikeMTB4.9 mi May Canyon RoadHikeMTB4.8 mi Lower Monroe Truck TrailHikeMTB4.8 mi East Topanga Fire RoadHikeMTB4.7 mi Devil's Chair TrailHike4.7 mi Backbone Trail - Mesa Peak MotorwayHikeMTB4.7 mi Canton Canyon TrailHike4.6 mi Cobal Canyon TrailHikeMTB4.4 mi Backbone Trail - Saddle Peak TrailHike4.4 mi Mount Hollywood DriveHikeMTB4.3 mi Wilson Canyon RoadHike4.3 mi East End RoadHikeMTB4.3 mi East Fork TrailHike4.2 mi Ahwingna TrailHikeMTB4.2 mi Sullivan Canyon TrailHikeMTB4.2 mi Silver Peak TrailHike4.2 mi San Fernando Bike Path 3HikeMTB4.1 mi Flint Canyon TrailHike4.1 mi Cape Canyon RoadHikeMTB4.0 mi Rim TrailHike4.0 mi Fair Oaks TrailHikeMTB4.0 mi Josephine Peak RoadHikeMTB4.0 mi Whittier Narrows Nature Center TrailHike3.9 mi Tujunga Wash PathHikeMTB3.9 mi Pleasant View RidgeHike3.9 mi Islip Wawona TrailHike3.8 mi Heaton Flat TrailHike3.8 mi Trancas Edison RoadHikeMTB3.8 mi Big Springs Ridge TrailHike3.8 mi Saddleback Equestrian TrailHike3.8 mi Lower Clamshell Truck TrailHikeMTB3.8 mi Sullivan Ridge TrailHikeMTB3.8 mi Lookout TrailHike3.8 mi Chantry Flats Truck TrailHike3.7 mi Mendenhall Ridge Road (infrequently maintained)HikeMTB3.7 mi Haines Canyon RoadHikeMTB3.7 mi Beartrap TrailHike3.7 mi Doty RoadHikeMTB3.7 mi Five DeerHike3.6 mi Barley Flat Trail 1311W09 (under repair 2026)Hike3.6 mi Cow TrailHike3.6 mi Stone Canyon TrailHike3.5 mi La Canada Open Space TrailHikeMTB3.5 mi Lower Jensen Hunting RoadHike3.5 mi Elsmere Canyon RoadHike3.5 mi Graveyard Truck Trail (Rim of the Valley Trail)HikeMTB3.5 mi Sullivan Fire RoadHikeMTB3.5 mi Earl Canyon RoadHikeMTB3.5 mi Barley Flats Truck TrailHike3.5 mi Westridge Fire RoadHikeMTB3.5 mi Sturtevant TrailHike3.4 mi Santa Anita Wash TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi ViperHikeMTB3.4 mi Devils Canyon MotorwayHike3.4 mi Bulldog MotorwayHikeMTB3.4 mi Hollywood Walk of FameHike3.4 mi Chandler MotorwayHikeMTB3.3 mi Hondo Canyon Trail (Backbone Trail)Hike3.3 mi Fall Creek Road (UNMAINTAINED)HikeMTB3.3 mi Vincent Gulch TrailHike3.3 mi Boy Scout TrailHike3.3 mi Bailey TrailHike3.3 mi Nicholas Flat TrailHike3.2 mi Laguna Dominguez Bike PathHikeMTB3.2 mi Chandler BikewayHikeMTB3.1 mi Upper Cottonwood RoadHike3.1 mi Compton Creek PathHikeMTB3.1 mi Elsmere Canyon LoopHike3.1 mi Fall Creek TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Ocean Front WalkHike3.0 mi Newhall Ranch Road PathHikeMTB3.0 mi Pigeon Ridge FirebreakHike3.0 mi Allison Mine TrailHike2.9 mi Dark Canyon TrailHike2.9 mi Devils Canyon TrailHike2.9 mi West TrailHike2.9 mi Garapito Canyon TrailHike2.9 mi Summit To Summit MotorwayHikeMTB2.9 mi Banning House RoadHike2.9 mi San Gabriel River - Schabarum Connector TrailHikeMTB2.9 mi Johnstone Peak Truck TrailHikeMTB2.9 mi Brand MotorwayHikeMTB2.8 mi Skull Ridge RoadHike2.8 mi Kenyon-Devore TrailHike2.8 mi San Gabriel River Trail - Lario ConnectorHike2.8 mi Ridge MotorwayHikeMTB2.8 mi Kanan-Edison RoadHike2.8 mi Wayside Canyon RoadHikeMTB2.8 mi Weldon MotorwayHike2.7 mi Fern Truck TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Crags RoadHikeMTB2.7 mi Bailey Canyon TrailHike2.7 mi Malibu Springs TrailHike2.7 mi Palmer Evey TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Central Park Cross Country CourseHike2.7 mi Loomis Ranch RoadHikeMTB2.7 mi Crescenta View TrailHike2.7 mi Pack TrailHike2.6 mi Brown Mountain RoadHikeMTB2.6 mi Lower Sam Merrill TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Backbone Trail - Upper Solstice CanyonHikeMTB2.6 mi Eagle Springs Fire RoadHikeMTB2.6 mi Whiting Woods MotorwayHikeMTB2.6 mi Backbone Trail - Mulholland to Etz MeloyHikeMTB2.6 mi Shoemaker Canyon RoadHike2.6 mi Valley Forge TrailHike2.5 mi Gabrilieno Trail / Silver Moccasin TrailHike2.5 mi Rattlesnake Ridge TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Backbone Trail - Zuma CanyonHikeMTB2.5 mi El Prieto TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Phantom TrailHike2.5 mi Hansen Dam Bike PathHikeMTB2.5 mi Windy Gap TrailHike2.4 mi Middle Sam Merrill TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Burma RoadHikeMTB2.4 mi Backbone Trail - Trancas CanyonHikeMTB2.4 mi Puerco Canyon MotorwayHikeMTB2.4 mi Las Virgenes View TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Heritage TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Sister Elsie TrailHike2.4 mi North TrailHike2.4 mi Oak Spring TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Rivas Canyon TrailHike2.3 mi Iron Mountain TrailHike2.3 mi Fish Fork TrailHike2.3 mi Sycamore Flats MotorwayHikeMTB2.3 mi Lower Monroe TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Slide Mountain RoadHikeMTB2.3 mi Arroyo Seco Bike PathHikeMTB2.3 mi Boundary TrailHike2.3 mi Unmaintained Social TrailHike2.3 mi Empire Landing RoadHike2.3 mi Johnson Pasture TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Trailer Canyon Fire RoadHikeMTB2.2 mi Backbone Trail - Newton CanyonHikeMTB2.2 mi Johnson MotorwayHike2.2 mi Corral Canyon TrailHike2.2 mi Skyline TrailHike2.2 mi Grizzly Flat RoadHike2.2 mi Mount Hillyer TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Eaton Canyon TrailHike2.2 mi Las Flores MotorwayHikeMTB2.2 mi Ken Burton TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Telephone TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Winter Creek trailHike2.2 mi La Tuna Canyon TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Burma Road TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Old Skyline MotorwayHike2.2 mi Canyon TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Little Tujunga TrailHike2.2 mi Silver Peak Trail (Trans-Catalina Trail)Hike2.2 mi Upper Winter Creek TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Bouquet Canyon TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Santa Susana Pass TrailHike2.1 mi Doc Larsen TrailHike2.1 mi Beaudry North MotorwayHikeMTB2.1 mi Cold Canyon TrailHike2.1 mi Hawkins Ridge TrailHike2.1 mi International BoardwalkHikeMTB2.1 mi Thompson Creek TrailHike2.1 mi Table Mountain TrailHike2.1 mi Sycamore Canyon TrailHike2.1 mi High Point TrailHike2.1 mi Gabrielino Trail / Silver Moccasin TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Fire Road 30HikeMTB2.1 mi The GrapevineHikeMTB2.1 mi Dearing Mountain TrailHike2.1 mi Blue Ridge TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Musch Trail (Backbone Trail)Hike2.1 mi Santa Ynez TrailHike2.0 mi Culver Boulevard Median PathHike2.0 mi The BeastHikeMTB2.0 mi Bicycle Route 10HikeMTB2.0 mi Plum Canyon Fire RoadHikeMTB2.0 mi Pico Canyon Trail (SCWP)HikeMTB2.0 mi Abrams Open Space LoopHike2.0 mi Catalina Verdugo TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Canyon View TrailHike2.0 mi La Tuna Cyn Foot TrailHike2.0 mi Rustic Canyon TrailHike2.0 mi Browns Canyon RoadHikeMTB2.0 mi Boushey Canyon RoadHike2.0 mi LMU TrailHike1.9 mi Gold Canyon TrailHike1.9 mi Limerock Peak TrailHike1.9 mi Wentworth TrailHike1.9 mi Betty B. Dearing TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Fish Ridge RoadHike1.9 mi Ben Overturff TrailHike1.9 mi Shadow Glen TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Cold Creek High TrailHike1.9 mi Mendenhall Ridge Road (UNMAINTAINED)HikeMTB1.9 mi Apeta Momonga Mission TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Dr. Mario A. De Campos TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Beaudry South MotorwayHikeMTB1.9 mi Grizzly Flat TrailHike1.9 mi Taylor LoopHike1.9 mi Vital Link TrailHike1.9 mi Limekiln Canyon Trail NorthHikeMTB1.9 mi Los Angeles River Horse PathHikeMTB1.9 mi Arroyo San Miguel TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Big Horn Mine RoadHike1.8 mi Bob Henderson Loop TrailHike1.8 mi Tom Sloan TrailHike1.8 mi Castle Canyon TrailHike1.8 mi Santa Anita Race TrackHike1.8 mi Upper Sam Merrill TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi The Riordan TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Yerba Buena TrailHike1.8 mi

← All Los Angeles County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.