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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

       CHAPTER 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

       CHAPTER 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

       CHAPTER 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

       About the Authors

      Preface

      Hidden within or just beyond Orange County’s urban sprawl lies more opportunity for the appreciation of the natural world than most county residents imagine. Barely a few hundred yards from busy highways and shimmering glass high-rises, shorebirds haunt protected estuaries and marshes. Along the southern coast, ocean swells roll in and spend themselves against lonely sands and jagged cliffs. Over the foothill country, hawks and eagles cruise in search of a furry meal. And deep within the corrugated fastness of the Santa Ana Mountains, mountain lions, deer, and coyotes roam cool, dark canyon bottoms and sun-warmed, chaparral-covered slopes.

      Surrounding Orange County’s densely populated coastal plain are parks, preserves, designated open spaces, and public lands totaling approximately 200,000 acres. Within this domain, intriguing pathways introduce explorers to natural landscapes ranging from the intertidal zone to oak and coniferous woodlands. Orange County boasts, either within or abutting its rather compact borders, 8 state parks and beaches, 19 regional (county) parks and wilderness areas, more than 130,000 acres of national forest, and more than 500 miles of trails and roads for hiking.

      Our goal in writing this guide was to bring into sharp focus virtually every walk worth taking on still-wild public lands conveniently accessible to the average Orange Countian. The hikes range in difficulty from short strolls through selected urban parks and preserves to canyon treks in the Santa Ana Mountains that challenge any adventurer.

      Because of Orange County’s rather small area (782 square miles) but larger sphere of influence, a number of hikes in this book lie either partly or wholly outside the county boundaries. These are found in the following areas: Chino Hills State Park, extending into San Bernardino and Riverside Counties; Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, in southwestern Riverside County; San Onofre State Beach, in northern San Diego County; and the entire Trabuco Ranger District of Cleveland National Forest, spilling into Riverside and San Diego Counties. (Two other units of the Cleveland Forest, the Palomar and Descanso Districts, extend farther east and south across Riverside and San Diego Counties. Those units, along with other public lands in San Diego County, are covered in Afoot & Afield San Diego County. For those interested in hikes in other parts of Southern California, the Afoot & Afield series also encompasses

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