TrailGenic™ Protocol Trail Library — Representative Trail Dataset
This table presents a representative subset of the TrailGenic™ Protocol Trail Library, which maps real-world hiking trails to the five TrailGenic protocol phases: Foundation, Activation, Adaptation, Consolidation, and TrailGenic.
The full dataset contains 100 curated trails across multiple U.S. regions, categorized by distance, elevation gain, accessibility class, and stimulus vectors such as climb load, duration load, altitude exposure, mechanical terrain complexity, and thermal exposure.
To keep the web protocol page lightweight and readable, only a sample of the dataset is displayed below. The complete 100-trail library is available in the official TrailGenic Protocol dataset PDF.
| Trail ID |
Trail Name |
Location |
Region |
Accessibility |
Distance (mi) |
Elevation Gain (ft) |
Protocol |
Anchor Analog |
Stimulus Vectors |
| tg_a001 |
Griffith Park - Mt Hollywood Loop |
Los Angeles, CA |
SoCal |
Urban-Local |
5.1 |
1050 |
Foundation |
Skinsuit-like |
Exposure/Thermal, Climb Load (Low) |
| tg_a002 |
Runyon Canyon Loop |
Los Angeles, CA |
SoCal |
Urban-Local |
3 |
700 |
Foundation |
Skinsuit-like |
Exposure/Thermal, Climb Load (Low) |
| tg_a003 |
Elysian Park - Chavez Ridge Loop |
Los Angeles, CA |
SoCal |
Urban-Local |
2.5 |
500 |
Foundation |
Skinsuit-like |
Exposure/Thermal, Climb Load (Low) |
| tg_a004 |
Temescal Canyon Loop |
Los Angeles, CA |
SoCal |
Urban-Regional |
4 |
900 |
Activation |
Skinsuit-like |
Climb Load (Moderate), Exposure/Thermal |
| tg_a005 |
Los Leones Trail |
Los Angeles, CA |
SoCal |
Urban-Regional |
7 |
1200 |
Activation |
Skinsuit-like |
Climb Load (Moderate), Exposure/Thermal |
| tg_a009 |
Echo Mountain via Sam Merrill Trail |
Altadena, CA |
SoCal |
Urban-Regional |
5.4 |
1400 |
Adaptation |
Wilson-like |
Climb Load (High), Duration Load (Moderate) |
| tg_a014 |
Mt Wilson via Sturtevant Trail |
Angeles National Forest, CA |
SoCal |
Regional |
14.8 |
4500 |
Consolidation |
Wilson-like |
Duration Load (High), Mechanical Complexity, Climb Load (High) |
| tg_a018 |
Mt Baldy via Ski Hut Trail |
San Gabriel Mountains, CA |
SoCal |
Regional |
8.4 |
3900 |
TrailGenic |
Baldy-like |
Altitude Load, Technical Surface Load, Exposure/Thermal |
| tg_a025 |
San Jacinto Peak via Marion Mountain |
Idyllwild, CA |
SoCal |
Regional |
11.4 |
4600 |
TrailGenic |
Baldy-like |
Altitude Load, Climb Load (Very High), Exposure/Thermal |
| tg_a026 |
San Gorgonio Peak via Vivian Creek |
San Bernardino Mountains, CA |
SoCal |
Regional |
17.3 |
5500 |
TrailGenic |
Baldy-like |
Altitude Load, Duration Load (Very High), Climb Load (Very High) |
Protocol Position
Level: Protocol 1 - Foundation
Level: Protocol 2 - Activation
Level: Protocol 3 - Adapation
Level: Protocol 4 - Consolidation
Level: Protocol 5 - TrailGenic
TrailGenic Declaration
This protocol is part of the TrailGenic™ Longevity Method.
Free for all. Gatekeeping none.