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California Hiking Trails: Guides and Reviews for Your Trek in the Golden State
There are literally thousands of California hiking trails to choose from. When hiking in the Golden State, you can pick from an enviable abundance of diverse parks and wilderness areas, including:
Start your hike by clicking below on any guide or review in our growing list of California hikes. Don’t see the trail you want? Add your own review to our list! It’s easy. Just click HERE.
California Hiking Trail Directory
Northern California TrailsMount Diablo Hiking: Guide to the Best Trails and Views California’s Mount Diablo is second in the world for offering the farthest views in all directions. Mount Diablo hiking is just as rewarding. Muir Woods Hiking Guide Muir Woods hiking is like returning to a primeval forest of giant trees and ominous mists. This is The place to experience California’s coastal redwood forests. San Bruno Mountain Hiking: Rise Above the Urban SprawlSan Bruno Mountain hiking offers delights for the senses: a rainbow of spring wildflowers and sweeping vistas. Despite the sprawl climbing up to its feet, you feel far from it… Hiking Half Dome: How to Make it Up without a HitchSee James’s personal story of making the two day trip up to Yosemite’s Half Dome, and the other big step he took... Lake Chabot Regional Park, East BaySee Milderes’s review of a favorite local hiking spot, about fifteen miles east of San Francisco. Valley View Trail to Pfeiffer Falls at Big Sur State ParkSee our review of this quick and rewarding hiking in the fabulous Big Sur Coastline. Great for kids! Quick San Francisco Bay Area Urban HikesThis is James’s list of great spots around the Bay Area for an after-work or quick day hike close to home. Guide to Hiking Mission Peak Hiking Mission Peak in Fremont, is one of the most rewarding summit hikes in the San Francisco Bay Area. Find out how to make the satisfying climb. 
Southern California TrailsSan Diego Hiking: Our Top 3 SpotsSan Diego Hiking offers the colorful beauty of the California desert, lots of sun, and endless mountains to explore. Come see why San Diego is a unique trekking experience... Crafton Hills Hiking: Awesome Inland Empire ViewsA mound of foothills below the immense San Gorgonio Mountain, the Crafton Hills are overlooked by non-locals. But Crafton Hills hiking offers many treasures… Do You Have a Favorite California Hiking Trail?
Do you have a great California trail or hike to add to our list? Then share it with us! California Trail Reviews by You (and Us)Click below to see contributions from other visitors to this page...
Quick Hike to Vikingsholm at Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe
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Urban Hiking in Albany, California
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Heritage Oak Beach and Meadow Trail, Lodi California
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Sunol Regional Wilderness, Hiking and Bouldering along Alameda Creek
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Hayward Regional Shoreline, Hayward, California
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Hiking at Marin Headlands
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Coyote Hills Regional Park, Fremont, California
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Fairmont Ridge Staging Area in Anthony Chabot Regional Park, East Bay
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