Trail Locations

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Check out the trail locations throughout the city, including trails perfect for an easy scenic stroll, a challenging hike, mountain biking and beautiful views. Many trails also provide connections from neighborhoods to shops and local services.

Please check out the new City of Carlsbad hiking app GOHike Carlsbad. Many of the links below will take you to the GoHike app where you will find in depth information on each trail.

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TRAIL NAME	LENGTH (MILES)	DIFFICULTY	SURFACE	TRAIL TYPE	QUADRANT
Carlsbad Village Drive (to Village H)	0.4	Easy	Unpaved	Mobility	North east
Calavera Hills Trail	0.1	Easy	Unpaved	Mobility	North east
College Road - Calavera Hills II/RR	1.1	Moderate	Unpaved	Mobility	North east
Village H North Trail Village H South Trail	0.4 0.5	Difficult Moderate	Unpaved	Open Space	North east
Quarry Creek Trail	2.1	Easy	Unpaved	Open Space	North east
Robertson Ranch East and West	1.6	Easy to Difficult	Paved and Unpaved	Open Space	North east
Hidden Canyon Park	0.2	Easy	Unpaved	Open Space	North east
Lake Calavera Preserve Trails Carlsbad Highlands Eco Reserve Trail East Loop Trail Serpentine Trail Lake Loop Trail Land Managers Trail Monkey Flower Trail Oak Riparian Trail Sage Creek/Solar Walk Trail Utility Road Trail	1.3 0.9 0.7 1.9 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.7 0.5	Easy to Difficult	Paved and Unpaved	Open Space	North east
Carlsbad Oaks North Business Park	1.0	Difficult	Unpaved	Open Space	North east
Armada Drive Trail	1.7	Easy	Paved	Mobility	North west
Sea Wall Trail	0.7	Easy	Paved	Mobility	North west
Coastal Rail Trail Coastal Rail Trail (Reach 1)	0.7 0.2	Easy	Paved	Mobility	North west
Legoland	0.5	Easy	Paved	Mobility	North west
Agua Hedionda Trails Agua Hedionda North Shore Hubbs Trail Agua Hedionda Harbor Drive Agua Hedionda Bayshore Drive Trail Agua Hedionda Kelly Trail (Hallmark East) Agua Hedionda Summerwind Trail Agua Hedionda Nature Center	0.5 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.4	Moderate Easy Easy Easy Easy Moderate	Unpaved	Open Space	North west
Sunnyhill Drive Trail	0.5	Moderate	Unpaved	Open Space	North west
Manzano Trail	0.2	Easy	Unpaved	Open Space	North west
Flower Fields (along Cannon Road)	0.2	Easy	Unpaved	Open Space	North west
North Beach Trail	0.3	Easy	Paved and Unpaved	Open Space	North west
The Crossings/Veterans Park	2.1	Difficult	Unpaved	Open Space	North west
Kelly Ranch	0.3	Easy	Unpaved	Open Space	North west
Hosp Grove East and West	1.8	Difficult	Unpaved	Open Space	North west
Aviara Trails Eucalyptus Trail Black Sage Trail Gold View Trail Salt Marsh Trail Calvary Trail/Poinsettia Lane-Aviara Park	2.0 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.7	Moderate	Type 2, 3	Open Space	South west
Batiquitos Lagoon North Bluff Batiquitos Lagoon North Shore	0.7 2.7	Easy	Paved and Unpaved	Open Space	South west
La Costa Glen	1.1	Easy	Unpaved	Open Space	South west
Water's End	0.5	Easy	Unpaved	Open Space	South west
Hidden Valley Road	0.7	Easy	Unpaved	Open Space	South west
Poinsettia Lane Trail	2.1	Easy	Unpaved	Mobility	South west/South east
Calle Barcelona	1.3	Moderate	Unpaved	Mobility	South east
Alicante Road Trail North Alicante Road Trail South	0.6 1.1	Moderate	Unpaved Paved	Mobility	South east
El Fuerte - Bressi Ranch	0.8	Moderate	Paved and Unpaved	Mobility	South east
Rancho Carrillo East Rancho Carrillo West	2.1 1.5	Moderate	Paved and Unpaved	Open Space	South east
San Pacifico	0.3	Easy	Unpaved	Open Space	South east
East Ridgeline Trail	2.1	Difficult	Unpaved	Open Space	South east
Melrose 55 Filoi Circle Trail	0.2	Easy	Unpaved	Open Space	South east
Rancho La Costa Preserve Rancho La Costa The Oaks North Rancho La Costa The Oaks South Rancho La Costa Cadencia Park Loop Rancho La Costa Utility Road	7.0 0.7 0.3 2.7 1.5	Moderate to Difficult	Paved and Unpaved	Open Space	South east
Southern Preserve	0.9	Moderate	Unpaved	Open Space	South east
La Costa Valley	0.9	Easy	Unpaved	Open Space	South east
Stagecoach Trail	0.3	Easy	Unpaved	Open Space	South east
Villagio	0.3	Easy	Unpaved	Open Space	South east
Arroyo Vista	0.8	Moderate	Paved and Unpaved	Open Space	South east
The Ranch Avenida Pantera	0.3	Moderate	Unpaved	Open Space	South east
The Ranch Paseo Esmerado	0.4	Moderate	Unpaved	Open Space	South east

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