395 official trails lie within 25 miles of Los Angeles — 986 miles in total, 217 rated easy and 51 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.
The biggest climb nearby gains 4,134 ft; the median trail gains 472 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trail Canyon Trail | 9.6 | 4,134 ft | Expert | 22 mi |
| Gabrielino National Recreatiion Trail | 26.8 | 3,316 ft | Expert | 19 mi |
| Condor Peak Trail | 8.6 | 3,218 ft | Expert | 21 mi |
| Santa Clara Truck Trail | 18.3 | 2,713 ft | Expert | 23 mi |
| Upper Pacoima Canyon Trail | 13.8 | 2,780 ft | Expert | 23 mi |
| Mount Lowe Motorway | 8.1 | 3,196 ft | Expert | 22 mi |
| Mount Wilson Trail | 5.0 | 3,421 ft | Expert | 24 mi |
| Schabarum-Skyline Trail | 29.8 | 1,127 ft | Expert | 21 mi |
| Stone Canyon Trail | 3.6 | 3,151 ft | Hard | 21 mi |
| Bear Canyon | 4.6 | 2,277 ft | Hard | 22 mi |
| Zuma Ridge Motorway | 5.8 | 1,977 ft | Hard | 23 mi |
| 4N35 | 8.1 | 1,285 ft | Hard | 23 mi |
| Idlehour Trail | 5.3 | 1,854 ft | Hard | 22 mi |
| Saddle Peak Trail | 5.0 | 2,003 ft | Hard | 16 mi |
| Cheeseboro Ridge Trail | 7.3 | 874 ft | Hard | 20 mi |
| Mesa Peak Motorway | 5.2 | 1,734 ft | Hard | 18 mi |
| Temescal Ridge Trail | 5.5 | 1,670 ft | Hard | 7 mi |
| Kenyon Devore | 2.5 | 2,051 ft | Hard | 24 mi |
| Backbone Trail | 6.2 | 1,384 ft | Hard | 10 mi |
| Rincon Red Box Truck Trail | 5.5 | 1,577 ft | Hard | 24 mi |
| Sturtevant | 2.5 | 2,544 ft | Hard | 25 mi |
| Colby Canyon | 4.4 | 1,565 ft | Hard | 23 mi |
| Yerba Buena Truck Trail | 4.3 | 1,707 ft | Hard | 19 mi |
| Rogers Road Trail | 5.5 | 1,292 ft | Hard | 10 mi |
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