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The most junction decisions: where you leave one trail for another and a map earns its keep.

1 Hansen Dam Recreation Lake–Former Holiday Lake, 3 lakes 13.2 mi · ▲ 1,924 ft · 102 junctions ⚑ Hansen Lake, Hansen Dam Recreation Lake, Former Holiday Lake 102junctions 2 Overlook & Cable Car Beach via Wilder Ridge Loop 13 mi · ▲ 2,636 ft · 88 junctions ⚑ Cable Car Beach, Overlook 88junctions 3 Brand Debris Basin–Wildhos Saddle, 4 saddles 13.7 mi · ▲ 5,998 ft · 84 junctions ⚑ Stough Saddle, Wildhos Saddle, Relay Saddle +1 more 84junctions 4 Former Holiday Lake & Hansen Lake via Bert Bonnet Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,081 ft · 80 junctions ⚑ Hansen Lake, Former Holiday Lake 80junctions 5 Tongva Peak–La Tuna Peak, 7 saddles 15.3 mi · ▲ 6,250 ft · 78 junctions ⚑ La Tuna Peak, Stough Saddle, Wildhos Saddle +4 more 78junctions 6 Middle Lake via Bert Bonnet Trail 12.9 mi · ▲ 1,918 ft · 78 junctions ⚑ Middle Lake 78junctions 7 Horse Trough Spring–Coolidge Drive Lookout, 3 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 3,262 ft · 76 junctions ⚑ Pogonip Koi Pond, Horse Trough Spring, Coolidge Drive Lookout 76junctions 8 Middle Lake & Hansen Lake via Wentworth Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 75 junctions ⚑ Hansen Lake, Middle Lake 75junctions 9 Cable Car Beach–Mill Pond, 4 lakes 9.6 mi · ▲ 1,961 ft · 74 junctions ⚑ Cable Car Beach, Duck Pond, Mill Pond +1 more 74junctions 10 Castle Peak & Gavilán Cave via Cheeseboro Ridge Trail 15.1 mi · ▲ 2,838 ft · 72 junctions ⚑ Gavilán Cave, Castle Peak 72junctions 11 Reggiardo Spring & Cable Car Beach via Barking Dogs 16 mi · ▲ 3,439 ft · 70 junctions ⚑ Cable Car Beach, Reggiardo Spring 70junctions 12 Inspiration Point–Lake Anza, 3 beaches 14.5 mi · ▲ 3,110 ft · 70 junctions ⚑ Lake Anza Beach, Lake Anza, Inspiration Point 70junctions 13 Castle Peak & Gavilán Cave via Albertson Motorway 15.4 mi · ▲ 3,886 ft · 70 junctions ⚑ Gavilán Cave, Castle Peak 70junctions 14 Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench–Cable Car Beach, 5 lakes 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,844 ft · 70 junctions ⚑ Covered Bridge Pond, Duck Pond, Mill Pond +2 more 70junctions 15 Vollmer Peak–Lake Anza, 3 beaches 12.3 mi · ▲ 2,684 ft · 68 junctions ⚑ Lake Anza Beach, Lake Anza, Vollmer Peak 68junctions 16 La Tuna Peak–Sunset Canyon Debris Basin, 5 saddles 13.8 mi · ▲ 5,147 ft · 68 junctions ⚑ La Tuna Peak, Stough Saddle, Wildhos Saddle +2 more 68junctions 17 Mount Thom–Tongva Peak, 6 summits 11.9 mi · ▲ 4,451 ft · 68 junctions ⚑ La Tuna Peak, Stough Saddle, Wildhos Saddle +3 more 68junctions 18 Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 3 lakes 15.9 mi · ▲ 2,414 ft · 68 junctions ⚑ Lake Anza, Lake Anza Beach, Jewel Lake 68junctions 19 Observation Deck & Cable Car Beach via Chinquapin Road 11.2 mi · ▲ 2,469 ft · 68 junctions ⚑ Cable Car Beach, Observation Deck 68junctions 20 Harford Spring 13.9 mi · ▲ 2,047 ft · 67 junctions ⚑ Harford Spring 67junctions 21 Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench–Observation Deck, 4 viewpoints 10.4 mi · ▲ 2,461 ft · 67 junctions ⚑ Pogonip Koi Pond, Observation Deck, Cable Car Beach +1 more 67junctions 22 Lookout Point via Wentworth Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 66 junctions ⚑ Lookout Point 66junctions 23 Bell Creek Debris Basin via Cheeseboro Ridge Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,199 ft · 66 junctions ⚑ Bell Creek Debris Basin 66junctions 24 Dean's Point via Rocky Peak Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 4,035 ft · 66 junctions ⚑ Dean's Point 66junctions 25 Coolidge Drive Lookout–Pogonip Koi Pond, 3 beaches 10.6 mi · ▲ 2,641 ft · 66 junctions ⚑ Cable Car Beach, Pogonip Koi Pond, Coolidge Drive Lookout 66junctions