Explore 146 trail running and hiking routes across California. 15 organized races and 131 training routes covering distances from 3.0 mi to 139.4 mi. Elevation gains range from 20 ft to 28,943 ft.
| Route Name | Location | Distance | Elevation Gain | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad 5000 | Carlsbad, California | 3.0 mi | 46 ft | race |
| Bay to Breakers | San Francisco, California | 7.7 mi | 332 ft | race |
| Dipsea Race route | Mount Tamalpais State Park, California | 11.6 mi | 2,422 ft | race |
| Joshua Tree Half Marathon | San Bernardino County, California | 13.2 mi | 438 ft | race |
| ASICS Los Angeles Marathon 2026 | Los Angeles, California | 26.2 mi | 812 ft | race |
| California International Marathon | Folsom, California | 26.3 mi | 115 ft | race |
| Big Sur Marathon | Monterey County, California | 26.3 mi | 2,054 ft | race |
| Way Too Cool 50K | Auburn State Recreation Area, California | 31.1 mi | 4,287 ft | race |
| Lake Sonoma 50k | Sonoma County, California | 31.1 mi | 6,438 ft | race |
| Miwok 100K | Mount Tamalpais State Park, California | 61.0 mi | 10,019 ft | race |
| Canyons 100K | Foresthill, California | 61.2 mi | 11,792 ft | race |
| Kodiak Ultra | San Bernardino National Forest, California | 61.4 mi | 10,038 ft | race |
| Western States 100 | Tahoe National Forest, California | 99.8 mi | 16,772 ft | race |
| Angeles Crest 100 | La Cañada Flintridge, California | 100.6 mi | 10,125 ft | race |
| Badwater 135 | Death Valley National Park, California | 134.9 mi | 15,768 ft | race |
| Dipsea Trail | CA | 6.6 mi | 1,491 ft | route |
| Mount Whitney Trail | CA | 8.0 mi | 5,102 ft | route |
| Los Trancos Trail | CA | 8.2 mi | 1,496 ft | route |
| Olmstead Loop Trail | Auburn State Recreation Area, California | 8.6 mi | 1,042 ft | route |
| Montaña de Oro Whale Loop (CA) | San Luis Obispo County, California | 8.8 mi | 1,243 ft | route |
| El Moro Canyon Loop (CA) | Orange County, California | 8.8 mi | 1,222 ft | route |
| Granite Peak Trail, Trinity Alps Wilderness (CA) | Trinity County, California | 8.9 mi | 4,409 ft | route |
| Mount Perry (CA) | Inyo County, California | 9.0 mi | 2,095 ft | route |
| Glacier Point, Yosemite (CA) | Mariposa County, California | 9.1 mi | 3,173 ft | route |
| Mt Tallac (CA) | El Dorado County, California | 9.5 mi | 3,281 ft | route |
| Arcata Ridge Trail Yo-Yo | Humboldt County, California | 9.6 mi | 1,896 ft | route |
| East Weaver Campground Loop 5, 6 (CA) | Trinity County, California | 9.8 mi | 1,347 ft | route |
| Big Laguna Trail | CA | 9.8 mi | 916 ft | route |
| Bonelli trail | Los Angeles County, California | 10.0 mi | 1,435 ft | route |
| Powers Peak (CA) | Kern County, California | 10.1 mi | 3,118 ft | route |
| Sullivan Canyon Loop (CA) | Los Angeles County, California | 10.2 mi | 1,651 ft | route |
| Mount Russell (CA) | Inyo County, California | 10.4 mi | 5,769 ft | route |
| No Man's Land | Los Angeles County, California | 10.4 mi | 2,743 ft | route |
| Candlelight Peak Traverse | Inyo County, California | 10.5 mi | 4,537 ft | route |
| Cone Peak (CA) | Monterey County, California | 10.6 mi | 5,733 ft | route |
| Trinidad Head Loop (CA) | Humboldt County, California | 11.0 mi | 3,213 ft | route |
| Tenaya, Matthes, Cathedral Traverse (CA) | Mariposa County, California | 11.0 mi | 4,967 ft | route |
| Tungsten Hills Loop | CA | 11.0 mi | 1,245 ft | route |
| Redwoods 'Big Tree' loop | Humboldt County, California | 11.0 mi | 2,160 ft | route |
| South Lakes Peaks Traverse | Inyo County, California | 11.1 mi | 4,661 ft | route |
| El Cajon Mountain (CA) | San Diego County, California | 11.2 mi | 3,543 ft | route |
| New Millennium Trail | CA | 11.4 mi | 1,841 ft | route |
| Mt. Conness (CA) | Mono County, California | 11.8 mi | 4,970 ft | route |
| Clouds Rest from Tenaya Lake | CA | 11.9 mi | 2,089 ft | route |
| Victory - Cheeseboro Loop (CA) | Ventura County, California | 12.1 mi | 1,679 ft | route |
| Freel Peak - Jobs Peak Loop (CA) | El Dorado County, California | 12.1 mi | 3,427 ft | route |
| Pinnacles National Park Loop (CA) | San Benito County, California | 12.6 mi | 2,815 ft | route |
| Mt Langley (CA) | Inyo County, California | 12.6 mi | 7,583 ft | route |
| Clouds Rest, Yosemite (CA) | Mariposa County, California | 12.6 mi | 3,155 ft | route |
| Lone Pine Peak (CA) | Inyo County, California | 12.7 mi | 5,153 ft | route |
| Mount Lowe Loop (CA) | Los Angeles County, California | 12.7 mi | 3,989 ft | route |
| Shasta - Shastina (CA) | Siskiyou County, California | 12.8 mi | 7,917 ft | route |
| Briones Reservoir Loop | Contra Costa County, California | 12.9 mi | 1,475 ft | route |
| Matterhorn Peak (CA) | Mono County, California | 13.0 mi | 5,127 ft | route |
| Surf City Half Marathon | Huntington Beach, California | 13.1 mi | 109 ft | route |
| Artist's Palette Loop (CA) | Inyo County, California | 13.1 mi | 1,718 ft | route |
| Bear Creek Spire (CA) | Inyo County, California | 13.1 mi | 3,758 ft | route |
| Rinconada, Little Falls, Big Falls (CA) | San Luis Obispo County, California | 13.2 mi | 2,057 ft | route |
| Jones Peak (CA) | Los Angeles County, California | 13.3 mi | 4,701 ft | route |
| Lassen Volcano Tour | Westwood, California | 13.4 mi | 2,032 ft | route |
| Josephine Peak via Strawberry Peak (CA) | Los Angeles County, California | 13.6 mi | 3,535 ft | route |
| Crafton Hills Traverse (CA) | San Bernardino County, California | 14.0 mi | 2,225 ft | route |
| Half Dome | CA | 14.0 mi | — | route |
| Reyes Peak (CA) | Ventura County, California | 14.0 mi | 3,872 ft | route |
| Ellis Peak | Foresthill, California | 14.1 mi | 2,494 ft | route |
| Malibu Creek State Park Loop (CA) | Los Angeles County, California | 14.1 mi | 2,864 ft | route |
| Mt. Vaca Loop (CA) | Solano County, California | 14.3 mi | 2,626 ft | route |
| Mt Whitney (CA) | Inyo County, California | 14.3 mi | 6,282 ft | route |
| El Capitan (CA) | Mariposa County, California | 14.3 mi | 4,523 ft | route |
| Kaiser Peak Loop via Mary's Meadow (CA) | Fresno County, California | 14.4 mi | 3,356 ft | route |
| Tuolumne Alpine Grand Slam (CA) | Mariposa County, California | 14.4 mi | 4,602 ft | route |
| Mount Humphreys (CA) | Inyo County, California | 14.5 mi | 4,957 ft | route |
| White Mountain (CA) | Mono County, California | 14.6 mi | 9,646 ft | route |
| Wilder Highway 1 | Santa Cruz, California | 14.6 mi | 2,149 ft | route |
| New Millennium Loop (CA) | Los Angeles County, California | 14.8 mi | 2,571 ft | route |
| Silver Peak Circumference (CA) | Monterey County, California | 14.8 mi | 1,437 ft | route |
| Griffith Park Loop (Los Angeles, CA) | Los Angeles County, California | 15.2 mi | 2,843 ft | route |
| White Mountain Peak | Mono County, California | 15.2 mi | 3,350 ft | route |
| West Cuesta Mistbuster Loop (CA) | San Luis Obispo County, California | 15.3 mi | 2,863 ft | route |
| Grouse Ridge Trail | Nevada City, California | 15.5 mi | 2,563 ft | route |
| Weaver Bally Road Loops 1, 2, 3 (CA) | Trinity County, California | 15.6 mi | 1,722 ft | route |
| Palm Springs Loop | La Quinta, California | 15.6 mi | 2,439 ft | route |
| Pole Mountain via Sea to Sky Trail, Jenner Headlands (CA) | Sonoma County, California | 15.7 mi | 3,725 ft | route |
| Mount Umunhum (CA) | Santa Clara County, California | 15.7 mi | 2,880 ft | route |
| Mugu Peak Loop (CA) | Ventura County, California | 15.7 mi | 2,458 ft | route |
| Brown Mountain Loop (CA) | Los Angeles County, California | 15.8 mi | 2,142 ft | route |
| Art Smith Trail (CA) | Riverside County, California | 15.8 mi | 3,108 ft | route |
| Santiago Peak (CA) | Orange County, California | 15.9 mi | 4,068 ft | route |
| Fourth of July Lake Loop | Alpine County, California | 15.9 mi | 3,310 ft | route |
| Boy Scout Trail, Joshua Tree NP (CA) | San Bernardino County, California | 15.9 mi | 1,706 ft | route |
| Hinckley Ridge | Aptos, California | 16.0 mi | 3,225 ft | route |
| Mt Wilson (CA) | Los Angeles County, California | 16.1 mi | 4,829 ft | route |
| Ryan Ranch | Desert Hot Springs, California | 16.1 mi | 1,919 ft | route |
| Canyon Creek Lakes Trail, Trinity Alps Wilderness (CA) | Trinity County, California | 16.2 mi | 3,007 ft | route |
| Shasta Bally (CA) | Shasta County, California | 16.5 mi | 5,258 ft | route |
| Topanga State Park Loop (CA) | Los Angeles County, California | 16.7 mi | 2,999 ft | route |
| Caliente Mountain Ridge (CA) | San Luis Obispo County, California | 16.7 mi | 2,466 ft | route |
| Mulholland Drive (CA) | Los Angeles County, California | 16.7 mi | 2,013 ft | route |
| Kaiser Loop #26E06 | CA | 17.0 mi | 3,902 ft | route |
| San Gorgonio Mountain (CA) | San Bernardino County, California | 17.2 mi | 5,372 ft | route |
| Gale - Sing - Redtop Linkup | Madera County, California | 17.4 mi | 4,224 ft | route |
| Kuna Crest Traverse, Yosemite National Park (CA) | Tuolumne County, California | 17.5 mi | 5,517 ft | route |
| Bucks Big Loop (CA) | Plumas County, California | 17.6 mi | 2,781 ft | route |
| Strawberry Peak Loop (CA) | Los Angeles County, California | 17.7 mi | 2,669 ft | route |
| San Jacinto via White Maiden's Walkway & Tahquitz Ridge (CA) | Riverside County, California | 17.8 mi | 6,052 ft | route |
| Lassen to Brokeoff Ridge Traverse (CA) | Shasta County, California | 17.9 mi | 6,983 ft | route |
| Four Lakes Loop, Trinity Alps Wilderness (CA) | Trinity County, California | 18.2 mi | 5,686 ft | route |
| Franklin Trail (CA) | Santa Barbara County, California | 18.4 mi | 6,753 ft | route |
| Rocky Peak lollipop loop | Ventura County, California | 18.5 mi | 3,757 ft | route |
| Mt Eddy via Sisson-Callahan National Recreation Trail (CA) | Siskiyou County, California | 18.8 mi | 5,515 ft | route |
| Mt. Starr King (CA) | Mariposa County, California | 19.1 mi | 5,844 ft | route |
| Agua Tibia Loop (CA) | Riverside County, California | 19.1 mi | 3,060 ft | route |
| Las Trampas Ridge (CA) | Contra Costa County, California | 19.2 mi | 4,057 ft | route |
| Chino Hills State Park (CA) | Orange County, California | 19.5 mi | 2,352 ft | route |
| Mount Julius Caesar | Inyo County, California | 19.9 mi | 6,207 ft | route |
| Horsetrough Spring via Black Star Canyon Road (CA) | Orange County, California | 20.1 mi | 3,138 ft | route |
| Crystal Range: Pyramid Peak & Mt Price Loop (CA) | El Dorado County, California | 20.3 mi | 5,441 ft | route |
| 5 Summits of Tioga Pass | Mono County, California | 20.3 mi | 9,463 ft | route |
| Bear Canyon - Baldy - 3Ts - Icehouse Canyon Loop (CA) | San Bernardino County, California | 20.3 mi | 7,533 ft | route |
| Rose Peak from Del Valle | Alameda County, California | 20.4 mi | 5,688 ft | route |
| Sulphur Mountain Road (CA) | Ventura County, California | 20.5 mi | 2,577 ft | route |
| Yosemite Valley Loop (CA) | Mariposa County, California | 20.6 mi | 1,159 ft | route |
| Divide Peak OHV | Los Padres National Forest, California | 20.8 mi | 3,537 ft | route |
| Rabbit Peak (CA) | San Diego County, California | 21.4 mi | 7,401 ft | route |
| Laguna Wilderness Big Loop | Orange County, California | 21.5 mi | 3,364 ft | route |
| North Peak-Conness, Double Traverse | Mono County, California | 21.6 mi | 6,102 ft | route |
| Clyde Minaret | Madera County, California | 22.1 mi | 4,234 ft | route |
| Park to Playa Trail (CA) | Los Angeles County, California | 23.0 mi | 1,417 ft | route |
| The Alpaca Loop (counterclockwise) | Riverside County, California | 23.9 mi | 6,325 ft | route |
| Verdugo Mountains Traverse (CA) | Los Angeles County, California | 24.6 mi | 4,626 ft | route |
| Mount Shinn (CA) | Fresno County, California | 24.7 mi | 5,990 ft | route |
| Rocky Peak loop | Los Angeles County, California | 24.9 mi | 5,267 ft | route |
| Santa Barbara Pier to Peak to Pier (CA) | Santa Barbara County, California | 25.0 mi | 4,056 ft | route |
| Mount Hooper Loop | Fresno County, California | 25.4 mi | 6,168 ft | route |
| Lost Coast Trail: North (Mattole - Black Sands Beach) | CA | 26.2 mi | 20 ft | route |
| Triple Divide From Slab Lakes to Turner Lake Loop | Madera County, California | 26.4 mi | 4,428 ft | route |
| Half Dome - Glacier Point Loop (CA) | Mariposa County, California | 27.0 mi | 7,587 ft | route |
| Devils Postpile - Mammoth TH (CA) | Madera County, California | 28.1 mi | 8,036 ft | route |
| MacClure High Route | Tuolumne County, California | 28.8 mi | 6,266 ft | route |
| San Bernardino 9 Peaks Traverse (CA) | San Bernardino County, California | 29.0 mi | 7,840 ft | route |
| Desolation 7 Summits (CA) | El Dorado County, California | 29.1 mi | 10,131 ft | route |
| Telescope Peak (CA) | Inyo County, California | 29.7 mi | 11,693 ft | route |
| Maze Loop Trail | Joshua Tree, California | 29.8 mi | 4,988 ft | route |
| Rae Lakes Loop | Kings Canyon National Park, California | 31.8 mi | 7,192 ft | route |
| Skyline To The Sea Trail | Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California | 36.8 mi | 5,113 ft | route |
| Tahoe Rim Trail (CA) | El Dorado County, California | 139.4 mi | 28,943 ft | route |
There are 15 organized races and 131 self-supported routes available in California.
The average elevation gain is 4,338 feet, with routes ranging from 20 to 28,943 feet.
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