Hikes In Orange County

There is an Orange County hiking trail for everyone, from tough mountain hikes, to hidden waterfalls, to pristine coastal hikes with ocean views. Cleveland National Forest in the east is a vast treasure trove of primitive hikes away from the malls and developments in Orange County. Because the area is somewhat affluent, the Orange County Parks Department is one of the best in the USA. And if you just need an easy hike to reconnect with nature, a beach hike is easy enough and requires little preparation.

Name	Distance	Level	Location	Climb	Dogs
Hike the Pumpkin Rock Trail	1.2	Easy	Norco	370	Y
Quail Hill Trail	2	Easy	Irvine	164	Y
Hike Holy Jim Falls Trail	2.8	Easy	Corona	600	Y
Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve Hike	3	Easy	Newport Beach	120	Y
Whiting Ranch Hiking: Red Rock Canyon	4.2	Easy	Foothill Ranch	470	N
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve Hike	4.5	Easy	Huntington Beach	20	N
Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail Hike	5.2	Easy	Idyllwild	740	Y
Peters Canyon Hike	5.9	Moderate	Orange	650	Y
Hike Black Star Canyon Trail	7.1	Moderate	Silverado	820	Y
Hike the Bedford Peak Trail (Orange County)	7.2	Hard	Silverado	2000	Y
Laguna Coast Wilderness Park Hike	7.5	Hard	Laguna Beach	1120	N
Crystal Cove Hike	9	Moderate	Laguna Beach	1140	N
Sitton Peak Hike	9.2	Moderate	Trabuco Canyon	1960	Y
Caspers Wilderness Park – Hike San Juan Hot Springs	10.5	Moderate	San Juan Capistrano	830	N
Modjeska Peak Hike	15	Hard	Trabuco Canyon	4820	Y
Hiking on Catalina Island to Parsons Landing Campsite	15.2	Easy	Avalon	1320	N
Saddleback Mountain Hike (Santiago Peak)	15.6	Hard	Corona	4300	Y
Hike Indian Truck Trail to Santiago Peak	21	Hard	Corona	4910	Y

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Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail Hike

5.2 miles - Easy