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
Cathedral Lake on the Yosemite Valley to Tuolumne Meadows trail.
2. Trans-Catalina Trail – Catalina Island, California
Trail Map – Distance 37 Miles
A view from the trail across Catalina
3. Lost Coast Trail – Petrolia, California
Trail Map – Distance 24 Miles
Hiking on perfect beaches with crashing waves, Im okay with that!
4. Marble Mountain Wilderness Loop – Northern California
Trail Map – Distance 29 Miles
Marble Mountain Wilderness
5. Skyline to Sea Trail – Palo Alto, California
Trail Map – Distance 23 Miles
West Waddell Creek State Park
6. San Bernadino Mountain Traverse – Angelus Oaks, California
Trail Map – Distance 18 Miles
A view from the shoulder of Anderson Peak
7. Deadman Canyon Loop – Sequoia National Park, California
Trail Map – Distance 52 Miles
Maybe this one might be better on horse back!
8. South Lake to North Lake – Bishop, California
Trail Map – Distance 52 Miles
King’s Canyon national Park
9. Theodore Solomons Trail – Yosemite Valley, California
Trail Map – Distance 245 Miles
Yosemite Valley
10. Tahoe to Yosemite Trail – Tahoma, California
Trail Map – Distance 170 Miles
Yosemite National Park Vernal Fall
