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Best Riverside Hikes near Riverside

The directory currently contains 5 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Riverside. Their average mapped distance is 15.8 km and average recorded ascent is 361 m (1,184 ft); the longest route in the set is 61.1 km.

This subset represents 16% of the 31 quality-checked routes near Riverside. Its average distance is 15.8 km, compared with 13.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 361 m (1,184 ft), versus 323 m (1,060 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

These routes carry the river tag. The tag does not establish how much of the mapped line follows water or whether crossings are safe. Within this set, 1 routes (20%) are rated easy, 1 (20%) are rated hard or expert, and 0 (0%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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How do these routes differ?

A closer look at the first 5 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

0.5 km

Stream Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

26 m

Oak Glen Creek Basins Trails

5 of 5 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Expert

California · United States

Distance
61.1 km
/ 38.0 mi
Elevation gain
823 m
Typical duration
15 hr
  • River
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
Moderate

California · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
28 m
Typical duration
9 min
  • River
Moderate

California · United States

Distance
5.6 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
313 m
Typical duration
1 hr 39 min
  • River

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The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Santa Ana River TrailCalifornia61.1 km823 m15 hrExpertJuly to September
Stream TrailCalifornia0.5 km28 m9 minModerateApril to October
Camp Creek National Recreation TrailCalifornia10.6 km615 m3 hr 7 minModerateJune to October
"M" TrailCalifornia5.6 km313 m1 hr 39 minModerateApril to October
Oak Glen Creek Basins TrailsCalifornia1.3 km26 m19 minEasyApril to October

Santa Ana River Trail, Stream Trail, Camp Creek National Recreation Trail currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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