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Search hiking trails in California. The best hike in California is Peter Grubb Hut via Pacific Crest Trail and Castle Valley North Road, a 13.5 mile oneway in Tahoe National Forest.


  • Hiking Trails (9,412)
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  1. 1
    Peter Grubb Hut via Pacific Crest Trail and Castle Valley North Road
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 13.5 mi
  2. 2
    Cathedral Lake via Mount Tallac Trailhead
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 7.7 mi
  3. 3
    Half Dome Traill
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 16.7 mi
  4. 4
    Mission Peak via Bay Area Ridge Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 3.3 mi
  5. 5
    Hike to Alamere Falls
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.1 mi
  6. 6
    Bridge to Nowhere or East Fork Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 10.2 mi
  7. 7
    Bishop Pass
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 10.5 mi
  8. 8
    Lassen Peak
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 4.6 mi
  9. 9
    Ryan Mountain
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.8 mi
  10. 10
    Upper Yosemite Fall Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 5.9 mi

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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Hiking Trails
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Shasta-Trinity National Forest Hiking Trails
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Giant Sequoia National Monument Hiking Trails
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Klamath National Forest Hiking Trails
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Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Hiking Trails
Point Reyes National Seashore Hiking Trails

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