Take a Hike...at Crystal Cove

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July 12 Sat Orange County
O: Moro Ridge and Canyon: 11 mi loop, 1523’gain/loss hike. Meet 8:30 am at the Laguna Wilderness Park , Laguna Cyn Rd just S of El Toro Rd junction. Provisional Ldr: Ed Maurer. Asst: Ron Schrantz

July 13 Sun Orange County
O: Historic Seal Beach Walk: this 4 mi walk on mostly level terrain (possible ½ mi. of sandy beach at sunset). Meet 5:45 pm, Seal Beach parking lot (end of 1st street, S of Pacific Coast Hwy). Bring water, tennis shoes OK. Ldr: Patricia Barnes. Asst: Joe Maynard.

Sept 3 Wed Orange County
O: Trestles Beach: 4 mi, 100’ gain. Meet 9 am South Orange County rideshare point, or 9:30 am at Trestles Surfer’s parking lot: from southbound I-5, L on Christianos, L into the lot. Bring water. Ldr: Gabriele Rau. Asst: Keats Hayden.

Sept 10 Wed Orange County/OCSS
O: Oso Creek Trail: 5 mi, 400’ gain urban loop in Mission Viejo Meet 8:30 am with 2 qts water, lunch. From I-5, E on La Paz just past Marguerite Pkwy to Thomas R Potocki Conference Ctr/Commerce, L into parking lot. Ldr: Pita Landesman, Asst: Judy Mulry.

Sept 17 Wed Orange County
O: Salt Creek Corridor: 6 mi, 200’ gain scenic walk. Meet 9 am at Chapparosa Park, Laguna Niguel. From Crown Valley Pkwy, S on Golden Lantern, R on Chapparosa to Park at end. Bring water, walking shoes, money for bus return. Ldrs: Pita Landesman, Peri Tooker.

Sept 27 Saturday Orange County/OCSS
O: Santa Ana River To The Beach: Please join us for a seven-mile, virtually no elevation gain hike. Meet at 9:00 a.m. at Fairview Park, Costa Mesa (405 Fwy to Harbor-south, right on Adams, left on Placentia, right after approximately 1/4 mile into the Fairview Park parking lot-parking is free).; tennis shoes are o.k. Ldr: Patricia Barnes. Asst: Joe Maynard.

Sept 24 Wed Orange County
O: Bommer Ridge: Beat-the-Heat hike. 4 mi, 800’ gain in the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. Meet no later than 8 am at the Park Visitor Center parking lot, just S of the Laguna Canyon Rd/El Toro Rd junction on R. Parking $3; bring exact change. . Ldr: Stephanie Pacheco. Asst: Andy Beall.

Oct 1 Wed Orange County
O: Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve: 5 mi, 0' gain Meet 9 am at the Bolsa Chica Interpretative Center, Warner and PCH, Costa Mesa. Bring water, lunch, shoes for possible mud, binocs. Ldr: Keats Hayden. Asst: Denny Bean.

Oct 4 Sat Orange County
O: Woods End: An easy paced hike 4-5 miles 800’ gain from Woods End up and through James Dickey Preserve. . Meet 8:00 am Hummingbird Park, Aliso Viejo (south on El Toro, east on Aliso Creek Road and quick right on Hummingbird Lane) . Rain cancels. Ldr: Ron Schrantz Asst: Terry Bass.

Oct 4 Sat Orange County
O: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park: A pleasant afternoon hike 5-6 mi and 600’ gain through this new county park. Note we will meet at NOON at the park just south of the 73 tollroad on the west side of Laguna Canyon Road. $ for parking. Rain cancels. Ldr: Ron Schrantz; Asst. Terry Bass

Oct 8 Wed Orange County
O: Woods End Loop: 5 or 7 mi, 500’ gain loop hike. . Meet 8 am on Hummingbird Lane, just S of the El Toro/Aliso Creek intersection on the R. Or meet 9 am at the Nix Center off Laguna Canyon Rd($$ parking). Ldr: Sid Alpert. Asst: Bernie Lipman.

Oct 15 Wed Orange County
O: Juaneno Trail: Join us for a 6 mi, 100’ gain hike along San Juan Creek in Caspers Park. Optional lunch after the hike. Meet 8:30 am South Orange County rideshare point with 2 qts water, lunch, snack, lugsoles. Ldr: Stephanie Pacheco. Asst: Denny Bean.

Oct 22 Wed Orange County
O: Laguna Coast Wilderness: 8 mi, 800’ gain,. Return to starting point by bus. Meet 8:30 am Laguna Coast Wilderness Visitor Center on Laguna Canyon Rd(just past the Laguna Cyn Rd/El Toro junction on R), money for parking($3), bus. Ldrs: Helen Maurer, Bob Siebert.

Oct 29 Wed Orange County
O: Moulton Peak(890’): 7 mi, 1000’ gain/loss loop. Meet 8:30 am at Canyon View Park(from El Toro Rd, S on Moulton Pkwy, R on Glenview to Canyon Vistas Dr, downhill to the Park; park on street. Bring 2 qts water, snack,lugsoles, hat, sunscreen. Ldr: Ed Maurer. Asst: Bob Hansen.

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