Hiking Trails
Today it's easier than ever to find hiking trails near you. This site has turn-by-turn directions, along with maps, GPX files, and insider tips on all the hike guides The idea is that you can feel confident about where you are hiking, not get lost, and have a fun adventure.
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Southwest USA > Grand Canyon National Park – Las Vegas Hikes – Phoenix Hikes
Other > Hikes Near Philadelphia – Columbia River Gorge
Forests & Monuments > Angeles NF – San Bernardino NF – Cleveland NF – Inyo NF – San Gabriel Mountains NM – Sand to Snow NM – San Gorgonio Wilderness – Santa Rosa & San Jacinto NM
Other Ways to Find Trails
You can also check out sites like AllTrails.com, SummitPost.org, and GaiaGPS to find hikes. Search for hiking groups on Reddit for up to date tips and recommendations.
If you want to do a group hike, try Meetup or contacting a local hiking club.
Don’t forget hiking guide books. I actually prefer them over a digital resource because I can put it in my pack to help me navigate. REI has some great trail guides that offer worldwide coverage. For UK and international folks, Stanfords is the ultimate travel and map geeks store, around since 1853.
National Parks are obvious great choices, but don’t forget to Google your state and county parks for some less crowded gems. Typically parks have PDF maps online to help you plan your hike. If you’re stuck in the city, do an urban hike. The important thing is that you get outside and get moving.
All Guides
Monserate Mountain Trail Loop Hike4.5 miles - Moderate
Beeks Place Hike From Black Star Canyon16 miles - Hard
Eagle Rock Hike on the PCT (San Diego)6.5 miles - Easy
East Indio Badlands Trail Guide5.5 miles - Moderate
Ladder Canyon Trail & Painted Canyon Loop Hike5 miles - Moderate
Bear Creek Oasis Trail Guide9 miles - Hard
Hike the Chiquito Falls Trail9.6 miles - Hard
San Juan Loop Trail Guide (CA)2.1 miles - Easy
Murray Peak Hike (Palm Springs)7.5 miles - Moderate
McCallum Trail Hike Guide2.5 miles - Easy
Pushawalla Palms Trail Loop5 miles - Moderate
Hike the Mt Rubidoux Trail (Riverside)3 miles - Moderate
Museum Trail (Palm Springs)2 miles - Hard
Araby Trail Guide3.4 miles - Moderate
Buck Gully Trail Guide5.2 miles - Easy
Mission Creek Preserve Hike3.4 miles - Easy
Whitewater Preserve Hike – Canyon View Loop Trail4 miles - Moderate
The Cross Hike (Palm Desert)2.4 miles - Moderate
Bump and Grind Trail Guide (Palm Desert)4 miles - Moderate
Bernardo Bay Trail – San Dieguito River Park2.5 miles - Easy
Hike Iron Mountain (San Diego)5.6 miles - Moderate
Palomar Mountain Observatory Trail5 miles - Moderate
Cougar Crest Trail to Bertha Peak Hike Guide8 miles - Moderate
Big Bear Aspen Grove Trail Hike4.8 miles - Moderate
Hike Coal Canyon Trail10 miles - Moderate
Terri Peak Hike at Lake Perris5 miles - Moderate
Santa Margarita River Trail5.7 miles - Moderate
Yosemite Hiking Tips
How To Hike Half Dome – The Complete Guide17 miles - Very Hard
Dawn Mine Trail Hike6 miles - Moderate
Mt Hillyer Trail Hike6.5 miles - Moderate
Mount Pinos Trail and Sawmill Mountain Hike Guide8 miles - Moderate
North Dome Hike9.5 miles - Moderate
Hike Chilnualna Falls Trail8.4 miles - Hard
Clouds Rest Hike Guide12.5 miles - Hard
Mt Zion Loop Hike From Chantry Flat9 miles - Hard
Mt Hawkins Loop Hike (Hawkins, Middle, and South Mount Hawkins)
Dry Lake (San Gorgonio) From The South Fork Trail11.5 miles - Hard
Black Mountain Trail to the Fire Lookout (Idyllwild, CA)8 miles - Hard
Vital Link Trail to Verdugo Peak Hike6 miles - Hard
5 Best Hikes With Dogs in Los Angeles
Grand Canyon Hikes For Families
Best Orange County Hikes With Dogs
Crystal Cove Red Route Hike9.2 miles - Hard
Top of the World Hike (Laguna Beach)2.4 miles - Hard
Car Wreck Trail (Laguna Beach)3.8 miles - Moderate
Weir Canyon Loop Trail Hike3.8 miles - Moderate
Joshua Tree Hiking Tips
Grand Canyon Hiking Tips
Four Mile Trail Hike Guide10 miles - Hard
Hike Columbia Rock (Yosemite)2 miles - Moderate
Upper Yosemite Falls Hike7.2 miles - Hard
Hike Mirror Lake Trail (Yosemite)5 miles - Easy
Mist Trail to Vernal Falls and Nevada Falls6 miles - Hard
Hike To Artist Point in Yosemite National Park2.2 miles - Moderate
Millard Canyon Falls Hike2.8 miles - Easy
Hike Batiquitos Lagoon Trail3.4 miles - Easy
California Riding and Hiking Trail (Joshua Tree)38 miles - Hard
Hike the Pine City Trail (Joshua Tree)4.2 miles - Easy
Boy Scout Trail (Joshua Tree) Hike16 miles - Hard
Desert Queen Mine Hike & Eagle Cliff Mine1.8 miles - Easy
Hike Split Rock (Joshua Tree) Loop Trail2.5 miles - Easy
Hike the 49 Palms Oasis Trail3 miles - Moderate
Hike Willow Hole (Joshua Tree)7 miles - Moderate
Lost Horse Mine Trail7 miles - Moderate
Ryan Mountain Trail Hike3 miles - Moderate
Temescal Canyon Hike3.2 miles - Moderate
Hike Lost Palms Oasis Trail7.4 miles - Moderate
Hike Mastodon Peak Trail2.6 miles - Moderate
Hike the Taft Point Overlook and Fissures2.5 miles - Easy
Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias Hike Guide7 miles - Moderate
Sentinel Dome Hike2.2 miles - Moderate
Potato Mountain Hike (Angeles National Forest)4.5 miles - Moderate
Hike the Etiwanda Falls Trail3.5 miles - Moderate
Lake Hollywood Reservoir Hike3.5 miles - Easy
Wisdom Tree Hike (+ Cahuenga Peak and Hollywood Sign)1.8 miles - Moderate
Hike Hermit Trail to Dripping Springs6.8 miles - Hard
South Rim Trail to Hermit’s Rest8.6 miles - Moderate
South Rim Trail: Visitor’s Center to Bright Angel Trail Hike
South Rim Trail: Visitor’s Center to South Kaibab Trail Hike2.8 miles - Easy
Hike the Shoshone Point Trail2.2 miles - Easy
Ooh Ahh Point Hike1.8 miles - Moderate
Hike South Kaibab Trail to Cedar Ridge3 miles - Moderate
Hike the South Kaibab Trail to Skeleton Point6 miles - Hard
Grandview Trail To Horseshoe Mesa Hike6 miles - Hard
Hike 1.5 Mile Resthouse on the Bright Angel Trail3 miles - Moderate
Hike 3 Mile Resthouse on the Bright Angel Trail6 miles - Hard
Hike Indian Garden (Grand Canyon) on the Bright Angel Trail
Bright Angel Trail to Plateau Point Hike12.5 miles - Hard
Oak Grove Trail to High Point Hike13.5 miles - Hard
Cottonwood Lakes Hike13 miles - Moderate
Hike Mt Islip From Crystal Lake10.5 miles - Hard
Gabrielino Trail (NRT) Guide28.8 miles - Hard
Lone Pine Lake Hike5.6 miles - Moderate
Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail Hike5.2 miles - Easy
Hike San Bernardino East Peak From Forsee Creek Trail18 miles - Hard
Hike Mt Waterman & Twin Peaks11.5 miles - Hard
Tahquitz Peak via Devil’s Slide Trail Hike8.5 miles - Hard
Switzer Falls Hike4 miles - Moderate
Strawberry Peak Hike7.2 miles - Moderate
Deep Creek Hot Springs Hike5.6 miles - Moderate
Lake Arrowhead Pinnacles Trail Hike4 miles - Moderate
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve Hike4.5 miles - Easy
Mt Wilson Trail Hike14.5 miles - Hard
Devil’s Chair Hike (Devil’s Punchbowl Natural Area)7.5 miles - Moderate
Mt Charleston Peak Hike – South Loop Trail17.5 miles - Very Hard
Fletcher Canyon Trail Hike3.4 miles - Easy
Quail Hill Trail2 miles - Easy
Marshall Canyon Trail10.5 miles - Moderate
Big Horn Mine Trail Hike4 miles - Easy
Hike Mt Lukens From Deukmejian Wilderness Park10 miles - Hard
Potato Chip Rock Hike (San Diego)7.5 miles - Hard
Crystal Cove Hike9 miles - Moderate
Bridge to Nowhere Hike10.5 miles - Moderate
Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve Hike3 miles - Easy
Calico Tanks Trail at Red Rock Canyon2.3 miles - Moderate
Hike First Creek Canyon Trail2.1 miles - Easy
Lone Mountain Trail Hike1.2 miles - Moderate
Hike Turtlehead Peak Trail5 miles - Hard
Fossil Falls Hike0.5 miles - Easy
Hagen Canyon Trail Hike (California)1.2 miles - Easy
Red Cliffs Trail Hike – Red Rock Canyon SP0.9 miles - Easy
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Hike To Mt San Jacinto11 miles - Hard
Hike the Mobius Arch Loop Trail0.6 miles - Easy
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Hike4.4 miles - Moderate
Hiking on Catalina Island to Parsons Landing Campsite15.2 miles - Easy
Hike Indian Truck Trail to Santiago Peak21 miles - Hard
Hike Black Star Canyon Trail7.1 miles - Moderate
Hike the Bedford Peak Trail (Orange County)7.2 miles - Hard
Hike the Pumpkin Rock Trail1.2 miles - Easy
White Mountain Peak Hike (California)15 miles - Hard
Mt Whitney Hike22 miles - Very Hard
Cactus to Clouds Hike21 miles - Very Hard
Delaware Canal State Park Towpath Hike7.2 miles - Easy
Lambertville Wing Dam Hike1.6 miles - Easy
Hike Mt Baldy on the Bear Canyon Trail13 miles - Very Hard
Goat Hill Overlook Hike1 miles - Easy
Delaware River Trail to Bulls Island State Park Hike7.5 miles - Easy
Hike the Three T’s Trail16 miles - Hard
Caspers Wilderness Park – Hike San Juan Hot Springs10.5 miles - Moderate
Washington Crossing State Park Hike to Bowmans Tower3 miles - Easy
Ralph Stover State Park High Rocks Hike2.7 miles - Easy
Sitton Peak Hike9.2 miles - Moderate
Hike Holy Jim Falls Trail2.8 miles - Easy
Echo Mountain Hike on the Sam Merrill Trail5.4 miles - Hard
Cowles Mountain Hike5 miles - Moderate
Hiking Stonewall Peak Trail5.4 miles - Easy
Hike Cuyamaca Peak6 miles - Moderate
San Gorgonio Hike18.5 miles - Very Hard
San Bernardino Peak Hike16 miles - Hard
Hike Mount San Jacinto From Idyllwild19.5 miles - Hard
Hike Ontario Peak and Bighorn Peak14.7 miles - Hard
Cucamonga Peak Hike12 miles - Hard
Modjeska Peak Hike15 miles - Hard
Saddleback Mountain Hike (Santiago Peak)15.6 miles - Hard
Mt Wilson Hike From Chantry Flat14.5 miles - Hard
Mt Baldy Hike11 miles - Hard
Mount Baden-Powell Hike8.3 miles - Hard
Peters Canyon Hike5.9 miles - Moderate
Whiting Ranch Hiking: Red Rock Canyon4.2 miles - Easy
Kenneth Hahn Park Hike2.4 miles - Easy
Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook Hike2.3 miles - Moderate
Runyon Canyon Hike Guide3.5 miles - Moderate
Laguna Coast Wilderness Park Hike7.5 miles - Hard
Dog Mountain Hike6.2 miles - Hard
Triple Falls Hike3.3 miles - Easy
McDowell Sonoran Preserve Hike4.5 miles - Easy
The Easy Hollywood Sign Hike6 miles - Moderate
Punchbowl Falls Hike3.4 miles - Easy
Torrey Pines Hike Guide3.3 miles - Easy
Camelback Mountain Hike – Cholla Trail3.1 miles - Hard