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Moderate Hiking Trails near Riverside

The directory currently contains 20 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Riverside. Their average mapped distance is 3.5 km and average recorded ascent is 152 m (499 ft); the longest route in the set is 12.6 km.

This subset represents 65% of the 31 quality-checked routes near Riverside. Its average distance is 3.5 km, compared with 13.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 152 m (499 ft), versus 323 m (1,060 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set is rated moderate by the directory’s distance-and-elevation model. Technical terrain and live conditions are not part of that rating. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 3 (15%) 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

0.5 km

Stream Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

28 m

Stream Trail

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

Return logistics

1 recorded loop

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Trails

Moderate

Stream Trail

California · United States

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

Schabarum Extension Trail

California · United States

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
303 m
Typical duration
1 hr 24 min
Moderate

Kikos Trail

California · United States

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
71 m
Typical duration
18 min
Moderate

Oak Glen Road Trail

California · United States

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
107 m
Typical duration
42 min
Moderate

Park View Trail

California · United States

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
80 m
Typical duration
43 min
Moderate

Vargus Trail

California · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
67 m
Typical duration
13 min
Moderate

Tree Line Trail

California · United States

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
44 m
Typical duration
19 min
(1 in a multiple picture set) Bodie, my Sheltie, and I were walking the lower trail of Oakmont Park in Redlands, CA when we heard a 'hello bark' from the upper trail above us. I looked up and saw this happy dog coming down the hill to greet
Moderate

Oakmont Trail

California · United States

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
186 m
Typical duration
49 min
Moderate

Marshall Canyon Trail

California · United States

Distance
12.6 km
/ 7.8 mi
Elevation gain
138 m
Typical duration
2 hr 50 min
  • Canyon and gorge
Moderate

Hulda short hike loop

California · United States

Distance
4.2 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
227 m
Typical duration
1 hr 13 min
Moderate

"M" Trail

California · United States

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

Holcomb Crossing

California · United States

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
95 m
Typical duration
39 min
Moderate

Antonovich Trail

California · United States

Distance
6.2 km
/ 3.9 mi
Elevation gain
76 m
Typical duration
1 hr 24 min
Moderate

2W07

California · United States

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
136 m
Typical duration
57 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
Stream TrailCalifornia0.5 km28 m9 minModerateApril to October
Schabarum Extension TrailCalifornia4.6 km303 m1 hr 24 minModerateApril to October
Kikos TrailCalifornia0.9 km71 m18 minModerateApril to October
Oak Glen Road TrailCalifornia2.5 km107 m42 minModerateApril to October
Park View TrailCalifornia2.8 km80 m43 minModerateApril to October
Schabarum-Skyline Trail - Azusa/Colima ConnectorCalifornia1.4 km67 m24 minModerateApril to October
Schabarum-Skyline Trail - Extension ConnectorCalifornia0.9 km63 m17 minModerateApril to October
Vargus TrailCalifornia0.5 km67 m13 minModerateApril to October
Tree Line TrailCalifornia1.2 km44 m19 minModerateApril to October
Camp Creek National Recreation TrailCalifornia10.6 km615 m3 hr 7 minModerateJune to October

Stream Trail, Schabarum Extension Trail, Oak Glen Road 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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