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Jacobs Ladder
Jakes Island Trail
Jakey Lake TrailLassen Volcanic National Park
The trail to Jakey Lake is six miles round trip with a steep ascent of 400 feet on the return. You'll find few fellow hikers on the trail.
James Irvine TrailRedwood National Park4.2
James Irvine Trail and Miner's Ridge Trail complete a full 10.3 mile loop trail with camping available at Gold Bluff Beach campground. It is suggested you take Miner's Ridge down from the visitor center and return via James Irvine Trail which follows a...
Jayhawker CanyonDeath Valley National Park
This trail leads through the Jayhawker Canyon drainage. It begins on Highway 190 and ends at the base of Pinto Peak. It is not recommended for summer use due to extreme heat.
Jedediah Smith Trail
Jenkins Hill Trail
Jenks Lake TrailSan Bernardino National Forest1
Jenks Lake is a great place to hike, picnic, sightsee, and fish.
Jennie Lakes TrailSequoia and Kings Canyon National Park12
Jensen Loop TrailRedwood National Park0.6
This is an excellent trail to walk from the campground during the summer.
Jepson Trail
Jerkey Meadow TrailSequoia National Forest9.8
Jesusita Trail
Jewell Trail
Jim Jam TrailShasta-Trinity National Forests7.7
Jogging TrailRedwood National Park4
This route crosses Wolf Creek Bridge and is clearly signed along the way.
John Muir Trail
Johnny Lang Canyon CorridorJoshua Tree National Park3.5
This trail begins at the Quail Springs historic route southeast of Samuelson rock and the cabin site, and the corridor ends at the end of the canyon where the Ryan Mountain connector trail begins. The canyon provides quiet beauty and variety of terrain...
Johnson Trail
Johnston Ridge TrailLos Padres National Forest9
The Johnston Ridge Trail offers Wilderness access along a nine mile, difficult trail. Prior to the June 1992 wilderness legislation, this was a popular motorcycle trail. It is now open only to horseback riders and hikers.
Johnstone Trail
Joplin Trail
Joplin Truck Trail
Jordon Hot Springs TrailSequoia National Forest
An arduous all day 12-mile round trip from Blackrock Mountain trailhead through Casa Vieja Meadow, traveling down Ninemile Creek to Jordon Hot Springs.
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historical TrailCalifornia BLM Areas
The Fort Ord segment of Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail explores eleven miles of maritime chaparral, oak woodland, and open grassland habitat.
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