California has some great “monster trails” like the first 1630 miles of the PCT, the ADT, the Bay Area Ridge Trail or the Big Foot Trail. All of these trails are more than 350 Miles and are a serious commitment that takes, at a minimum, several weeks.
This is an attempt to make a collection of great trails in California that can be completed in no longer than a week.
1.Yosemite Valley to Tuolumne Meadows – Yosemite Valley, California
Trail Map – Distance 21 Miles
2. Trans-Catalina Trail – Catalina Island, California
Trail Map – Distance 37 Miles
3. Lost Coast Trail – Petrolia, California
Trail Map – Distance 24 Miles
4. Marble Mountain Wilderness Loop – Northern California
Trail Map – Distance 29 Miles
5. Skyline to Sea Trail – Palo Alto, California
Trail Map – Distance 23 Miles
6. San Bernadino Mountain Traverse – Angelus Oaks, California
Trail Map – Distance 18 Miles
7. Deadman Canyon Loop – Sequoia National Park, California
Trail Map – Distance 52 Miles
8. South Lake to North Lake – Bishop, California
Trail Map – Distance 52 Miles
9. Theodore Solomons Trail – Yosemite Valley, California
Trail Map – Distance 245 Miles
10. Tahoe to Yosemite Trail – Tahoma, California
Trail Map – Distance 170 Miles
