Acknowledgments
Overview Map
Preface
Overview of Hikes
Introducing Orange County
Health, Safety, and Courtesy
Using This Book
1. North Coast
- Trip 1.1 Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
- Trip 1.2 Talbert Nature Preserve
2. Upper Newport Bay
- Trip 2.1 Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve
- Trip 2.2 Newport Back Bay Loop
- Trip 2.3 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Trip 2.4 Buck Gully
3. Crystal Cove State Park
- Trip 3.1 Corona Rock-Hop
- Trip 3.2 Crystal Cove Beaches
- Trip 3.3 Emerald Vista Point
- Trip 3.4 El Moro Canyon Loop
- Trip 3.5 Deer Canyon Loop
4. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park
- Trip 4.1 Nix Loop
- Trip 4.2 Laurel Canyon Loop
- Trip 4.3 Emerald Canyon
- Trip 4.4 Big Bend Loop
- Trip 4.5 Laguna Bowl Loop
- Trip 4.6 Dilley Preserve
5. Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park
- Trip 5.1 Seaview Park Overlook and Aliso Summit
- Trip 5.2 Seaview and Badlands Trails
- Trip 5.3 Aliso Summit Trail
- Trip 5.4 Top of the World Loop
- Trip 5.5 Aliso and Wood Canyons Loop
- Trip 5.6 Pecten Reef via Aliso Creek
- Trip 5.7 Sulphur Creek Reservoir
6. South Coast
- Trip 6.1 Salt Creek Trail
- Trip 6.2 San Juan Creek Trail
- Trip 6.3 Dana Point Headlands
- Trip 6.4 San Clemente State Beach
- Trip 6.5 San Onofre State Beach
7. Chino Hills State Park
- Trip 7.1 Bane Rim Loop
- Trip 7.2 McLean Overlook
- Trip 7.3 Water Canyon
- Trip 7.4 Lower Aliso Canyon Loop
- Trip 7.5 Upper Aliso Canyon
- Trip 7.6 Hills for Everyone Trail
- Trip 7.7 Telegraph Canyon Traverse
- Trip 7.8 Gilman Peak
- Trip 7.9 San Juan Hill
- Trip 7.10 Sonome Canyon
- Trip 7.11 Carbon Canyon Nature Trail
- Trip 7.12 Coal Canyon
8. Santiago Creek and Anaheim Hills
- Trip 8.1 Oak Canyon Nature Center
- Trip 8.2 Deer Canyon Park Preserve
- Trip 8.3 Santiago Oaks Regional Park
- Trip 8.4 Robbers Peak
- Trip 8.5 Weir Canyon Loop
- Trip 8.6 Irvine Regional Park
- Trip 8.7 Irvine to Santiago Loop
- Trip 8.8 El Modena Open Space
- Trip 8.9 Peters Canyon Regional Park
9. Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park
- Trip 9.1 Borrego and Red Rock Canyons
- Trip 9.2 Vista Lookout
- Trip 9.3 Whiting Ranch Loop
- Trip 9.4 Dreaded Hill
10. Irvine Ranch Open Space
- Trip 10.1 Limestone Canyon: The Sinks
- Trip 10.2 Hicks Haul Road
- Trip 10.3 Agua Chinon
- Trip 10.4 Round Canyon
- Trip 10.5 Black Star Canyon
- Trip 10.6 Red Rock Trail
- Trip 10.7 Fremont Canyon
- Trip 10.8 Weir Canyon
11. Irvine Open Space Preserve
- Trip 11.1 Bommer Canyon and Ridge Loop
- Trip 11.2 Big Bommer Loop
- Trip 11.3 Quail Hill Loop
- Trip 11.4 Turtle Ridge Loop
12. O’Neill and Riley Regional Parks
- Trip 12.1 Ocean Vista Point
- Trip 12.2 Edna Spaulding Nature Trail
- Trip 12.3 Arroyo Trabuco
- Trip 12.4 Tijeras Creek
- Trip 12.5 Riley Wilderness Park
13. Caspers Wilderness Park
- Trip 13.1 Pinhead Peak
- Trip 13.2 West Ridge to Bell Canyon Loop
- Trip 13.3 East Ridge to Bell Canyon Loop
- Trip 13.4 Oso to Juaneno Loop
- Trip 13.5 Hot Springs Loop
- Trip 13.6 Bell View Trail
14. Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve
- Trip 14.1 Granite Loop
- Trip 14.2 Punta Mesa Loop
- Trip 14.3 Wiashal Trail
- Trip 14.4 Sylvan Meadows
- Trip 14.5 Oak Tree Loop
- Trip 14.6 Los Santos to Trans Preserve Loop
- Trip 14.7 Vernal Pool Trail
15. Santa Ana Mountains: Main Divide
- Trip 15.1 Tecate Cypress Preserve
- Trip 15.2 Tin Mine Canyon
- Trip 15.3 Sierra Peak via Skyline Drive
- Trip 15.4 North Main Divide Traverse
- Trip 15.5 Black Star Canyon Falls
- Trip 15.6 Silverado Trail to Bedford Peak
- Trip 15.7 Silverado to Modjeska Peak Loop
- Trip 15.8 Harding Road to Main Divide
- Trip 15.9 Harding Canyon
- Trip 15.10 Santiago Trail
- Trip 15.11 Falls Canyon
- Trip 15.12 Holy Jim Falls
- Trip 15.13 Santiago Peak via Holy Jim Trail
- Trip 15.14 Indian Truck Trail
- Trip 15.15 Trabuco Canyon
- Trip 15.16 West Horsethief to Trabuco Canyon Loop
- Trip 15.17 Bell Peak
- Trip 15.18 East Horsethief Trail
16. Santa Ana Mountains: Ortega Corridor
- Trip 16.1 El Cariso Nature Trail
- Trip 16.2 Ortega Falls
- Trip 16.3 San Juan Loop Trail
- Trip 16.4 San Juan Trail
- Trip 16.5 Chiquito Basin
- Trip 16.6 Viejo Tie Loop
- Trip 16.7 Chiquito Trail
- Trip 16.8 Los Pinos Ridge
- Trip 16.9 Upper Hot Spring Canyon
- Trip 16.10 Lower Hot Spring Canyon
- Trip 16.11 Morgan Trail
- Trip 16.12 Sitton Peak
- Trip 16.13 Lucas Canyon
17. Santa Ana Mountains: San Mateo Canyon Wilderness
- Trip 17.1 Tenaja Falls
- Trip 17.2 Tenaja Falls Traverse
- Trip 17.3 Tenaja Canyon
- Trip 17.4 Fishermans Camp Loop
- Trip 17.5 San Mateo Canyon
- Trip 17.6 Bluewater Traverse
18. Long-Distance Trails
- Trip 18.1 Santa Ana River Trail
- Trip 18.2 Mountains to Sea Trail
- Trip 18.3 Aliso Creek Trail
Appendixes
- Appendix 1: Best Hikes
- Appendix 2: Recommended Reading
- Appendix 3: Local Organizations
- Appendix 4: Information Sources
Index
About the Authors
