Hikes In and Around Orange County

There is an Orange County hiking trail for everyone, from challenging mountain hikes to hidden waterfalls to pristine coastal trails 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.

Name	Distance	Level	Location	Climb	Dogs
Saddleback Mountain Hike (Santiago Peak)	15.8	Hard	Corona	4200	Y
Hike Weir Canyon Trail	3	Easy		500	Y
How to Hike Black Star Canyon Falls	7	Moderate	Silverado	820	Y
Hike Santiago Peak & Modjeska Peak From Maple Springs	16	Hard	Silverado	3500	Y
Barbara's Lake Hike (Laguna Beach)	2.9	Easy	Laguna Beach	370	Y
San Juan Trail to Sugarloaf Peaks	13.9	Hard	Lake Elsinore	3020	Y
Hike the Bedford Peak Trail (Orange County)	7.2	Hard	Silverado	2050	Y
Laguna Coast Wilderness Park Hike	7.5	Moderate	Laguna Beach	1190	Y
Sitton Peak Hike	9.6	Moderate	Trabuco Canyon	2130	Y
Upper Hot Spring Canyon Waterfall Hike	2.8	Moderate	Lake Elsinore	450	Y
Hike San Mateo Peak (Cleveland National Forest)	4.6	Moderate	Lake Elsinore	1100	Y
Tin Mine Canyon Trail Guide	5	Easy	Corona	820	Y
Hike Holy Jim Falls Trail	3.4	Easy	Corona	600	Y
Hike Los Pinos Peak (Orange County)	5.4	Moderate	Lake Elsinore	1480	Y
Redwood Grove Hike Guide (Carbon Canyon - Brea)	1.5	Easy	Brea	50	Y
Morgan Trail Hike (Cleveland National Forest)	10.5	Moderate	Lake Elsinore	1500	Y
Hike Mt San Jacinto Peak on the Deer Springs Trail	19	Very Hard	Idyllwild	5400	Y
Bane Canyon Loop Trail - Chino Hills State Park	8	Moderate	Chino Hills	1400	Y
Dripping Cave Trail Hike	5	Easy	Aliso Viejo	400	Y
Bommer Canyon Trail Hike Guide	4.8	Moderate	Irvine	900	Y
Tenaja Falls Trail Guide	7.5	Moderate	Murrieta	1000	Y
Beeks Place Hike From Black Star Canyon	16	Hard	Silverado	2240	Y
Hike the Chiquito Falls Trail	9.6	Hard	Lake Elsinore	1800	Y
San Juan Loop Trail Guide (CA)	2.1	Easy	Lake Elsinore	440	Y
Hike the Mt Rubidoux Trail (Riverside)	3	Moderate	Riverside	560	Y
Buck Gully Trail Guide	5.2	Easy	Corona Del Mar	460	Y
Hike Coal Canyon Trail	10	Moderate	Corona	1840	Y
Santa Margarita River Trail	5.7	Moderate	Fallbrook	630	Y
Crystal Cove Red Route Hike	9.2	Hard	Laguna Beach	1600	Y
Top of the World Hike (Laguna Beach)	2.4	Hard	Laguna Beach	890	Y
Car Wreck Trail (Laguna Beach)	3.8	Moderate	Laguna Beach	950	Y
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve Hike	4.5	Easy	Huntington Beach	20	Y
Quail Hill Trail	2	Easy	Irvine	164	Y
Crystal Cove "Best of" Hike	9	Moderate	Laguna Beach	1140	Y
Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve Hike	3	Easy	Newport Beach	120	Y
Hike Indian Truck Trail to Santiago Peak	21	Hard	Corona	4910	Y
Caspers Wilderness Park - Hike San Juan Hot Springs	10.5	Moderate	San Juan Capistrano	830	Y
Modjeska Peak Hike	15	Hard	Trabuco Canyon	4820	Y
Peters Canyon Hike	5.9	Moderate	Orange	650	Y
Whiting Ranch Hiking: Red Rock Canyon	4.2	Easy	Foothill Ranch	470	Y

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