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Easy Hiking Trails near Riverside

The directory currently contains 6 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Riverside. Their average mapped distance is 1.9 km and average recorded ascent is 41 m (135 ft); the longest route in the set is 2.9 km.

This subset represents 19% of the 31 quality-checked routes near Riverside. Its average distance is 1.9 km, compared with 13.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 41 m (135 ft), versus 323 m (1,060 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set is rated easy by the directory’s distance-and-elevation model. The rating does not verify surface, exposure or current hazards. Within this set, 6 routes (100%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) 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 6 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

0.7 km

Lower Bee Hive Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

9 m

Schabarum Grand Spur Trail

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

Easy

California · United States

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
24 m
Typical duration
11 min
Easy

California · United States

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
39 min
Easy

California · United States

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
49 m
Typical duration
20 min

The shortlist, side by side

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
Schabarum Grand Spur TrailCalifornia2.5 km9 m31 minEasyApril to October
Lower Bee Hive TrailCalifornia0.7 km24 m11 minEasyApril to October
Chapman Heights TrailCalifornia2.9 km40 m39 minEasyApril to October
Schabarum San Dimas Connector TrailCalifornia2.7 km99 m43 minEasyApril to October
Oak Glen Creek Basins TrailsCalifornia1.3 km26 m19 minEasyApril to October
Pinehurst TrailCalifornia1.3 km49 m20 minEasyApril to October

Lower Bee Hive Trail, Schabarum Grand Spur Trail, Chapman Heights 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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