Hikes In and Around Riverside County

Name: Riverside County
Address: 4080 Lemon St., Riverside, CA, 92501, USA

Riverside County offers just about every kind of hiking trail you can imagine. There are rolling hikes in the hills, alpine hikes around Mt San Jacinto (the highest point in the county at 10,833 feet), and hikes in the desert.

Name	Distance	Level	Location	Climb	Dogs
Cactus to Clouds Hike	21	Very Hard	Palm Springs	10800	Y
Hike Apache Peak (CA) on the Spilter Peak Trail	11	Hard	Mountain Center	2680	Y
Hike Santiago Peak & Modjeska Peak From Maple Springs	16	Hard	Silverado	3500	Y
Hike the Bedford Peak Trail (Orange County)	7.2	Hard	Silverado	2050	Y
Hike the Boo Hoff Trail Loop	12.8	Hard	La Quinta	2560	Y
Sitton Peak Hike	9.6	Moderate	Trabuco Canyon	2130	Y
Tim's Ladder Trail	6	Moderate	Desert Hot Springs	2100	Y
Upper Hot Spring Canyon Waterfall Hike	2.8	Moderate	Lake Elsinore	450	Y
Palm Springs Tram Hike to San Jacinto Peak	11	Hard	Palm Springs	2620	Y
Hike San Mateo Peak (Cleveland National Forest)	4.6	Moderate	Lake Elsinore	1100	Y
Tin Mine Canyon Trail Guide	5	Easy	Corona	820	Y
Morgan Trail Hike (Cleveland National Forest)	10.5	Moderate	Lake Elsinore	1500	Y
Hike Mt San Jacinto Peak on the Deer Springs Trail	19	Very Hard	Idyllwild	5400	Y
Bane Canyon Loop Trail - Chino Hills State Park	8	Moderate	Chino Hills	1400	Y
Tenaja Falls Trail Guide	7.5	Moderate	Murrieta	1000	Y
East Indio Badlands Trail Guide	5.5	Moderate	Indio	900	Y
Ladder Canyon Trail & Painted Canyon Loop Hike	5	Moderate	Mecca	560	Y
Bear Creek Oasis Trail Guide	9	Hard	La Quinta	2540	Y
Hike the Chiquito Falls Trail	9.6	Hard	Lake Elsinore	1800	Y
San Juan Loop Trail Guide (CA)	2.1	Easy	Lake Elsinore	440	Y
Murray Peak Hike (Palm Springs)	7.5	Moderate	Palm Springs	2000	Y
McCallum Trail Hike Guide	2.5	Easy	Desert Hot Springs	220	Y
Pushawalla Palms Trail Loop	5	Moderate	Desert Hot Springs	880	Y
Hike the Mt Rubidoux Trail (Riverside)	3	Moderate	Riverside	560	Y
Museum Trail (Palm Springs)	2	Hard	Palm Springs	920	Y
Araby Trail Guide	3.4	Moderate	Palm Springs	1200	Y
Mission Creek Preserve Hike	3.4	Easy	Desert Hot Springs	340	Y
Whitewater Preserve Hike - Canyon View Loop Trail	4	Moderate	Whitewater	790	Y
The Cross Hike (Palm Desert)	2.4	Moderate	Palm Desert	770	Y
Bump and Grind Trail Guide (Palm Desert)	4	Moderate	Palm Desert	1430	Y
Hike Coal Canyon Trail	10	Moderate	Corona	1840	Y
Terri Peak Hike at Lake Perris	5	Moderate	Perris	1100	Y
Santa Margarita River Trail	5.7	Moderate	Fallbrook	630	Y
Black Mountain Trail to the Fire Lookout (Idyllwild, CA)	8	Hard	Banning	2820	Y
California Riding and Hiking Trail (Joshua Tree)	38	Hard	Yucca Valley	3060	Y
Hike the Pine City Trail (Joshua Tree)	4.2	Easy	Twentynine Palms	280	Y
Boy Scout Trail (Joshua Tree) Hike	16	Hard	Twentynine Palms	1850	Y
Desert Queen Mine Hike & Eagle Cliff Mine	1.8	Easy	Twentynine Palms	180	Y
Hike Split Rock (Joshua Tree) Loop Trail	2.5	Easy	Twentynine Palms	360	Y
Hike the 49 Palms Oasis Trail	3	Moderate	Twentynine Palms	700	Y
Hike Willow Hole (Joshua Tree)	7	Moderate	Twentynine Palms	320	Y
Lost Horse Mine Trail	7	Moderate	Twentynine Palms	1040	Y
Ryan Mountain Trail Hike	3	Moderate	Twentynine Palms	1060	Y
Hike Lost Palms Oasis Trail	7.4	Moderate	Twentynine Palms	700	Y
Hike Mastodon Peak Trail	2.6	Moderate	Twentynine Palms	510	Y
Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail Hike	5.2	Easy	Idyllwild	740	Y
Tahquitz Peak via Devil's Slide Trail Hike	8.5	Hard	Idyllwild	2350	Y
Hike the Pumpkin Rock Trail	1.2	Easy	Norco	370	Y

Riverside County Hiking Tips

Riverside County is a landscape of extremes. You have deserts that can be so hot that they are deadly and mountains that can be covered in many feet of snow. It's essential to check the weather before you hike.
Every level of government, from city to national, generally does a great job marking trails.
The primary hiking areas are

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