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Trabuco Creek trails – Trabuco Creek Trails loop from Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo

Trabuco Creek trails – Trabuco Creek Trails loop from Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo

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Trabuco Creek trails – Trabuco Creek Trails loop from Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo

03:39

51.7km

570m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park

O'Neill Regional Park

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Start point

Train Station

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4.49 km

Trabuco Creek trails

Highlight • Trail

There is a good network of wide gravel and packed dirt trails that run along Trabuco Creek west of Ladera Ranch. There are many places where you can cross the …

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5.02 km

Trabuco Creek Trails

Highlight • Trail

There is a good network of wide gravel and packed dirt trails that run along Trabuco Creek west of Ladera Ranch. There are many places where you can cross the …

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8.94 km

Trabuco Creek

Highlight • River

The Arroyo Trabuco Trail crosses the Trabuco Creek here (and a good number of times along the route). Depending on the season and conditions, you may want to be prepared for some wet feet.

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9.22 km

Trabuco Creek

Highlight • River

The Arroyo Trabuco Trail crosses the Trabuco Creek here (and a good number of times along the route). Depending on the season and conditions, you may well find that bombing …

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17.4 km

O'Neill Regional Park

Highlight • Natural

You can explore a variety of singletrack and wide gravel paths through the park. Some trails are shaded while others take you out above the canyon with vistas of Orange …

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24.9 km

Bell Peak

Highlight • Summit

There is a picnic area here with sweeping views south toward the Pacific. There are a number of good popular local connecting trails to explore. The trails to the north …

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26.9 km

Bell View Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The trail here is a wide, secluded doubletrack that takes you on a rolling adventure through the hills. To the east you get views of Crow Canyon and the mountains, …

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31.5 km

West Ridge Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The West Ridge Trail is a lovely, relatively secluded doubletrack that you can follow all the way from Rancho Mission Viejo to Bell Peak and Robinson Ranch. You get fantastic …

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51.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.1 km

19.1 km

4.63 km

1.56 km

764 m

585 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.2 km

20.4 km

5.43 km

4.73 km

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Thursday 3 September

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Comments

December 10, 2022,Dirt Dirt Dirt 🚵🏻‍♂️

The Trabuco Creek riverbed was a bit more technical than expected, maybe a bit too much for the gravel bike 😅 Not too much trouble if you take it slow. You have to ford the creek a few times, which was also a bit much for my tires. I tried to do it on the bike once and had to …

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Trabuco Creek Trails

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Trabuco Creek

O'Neill Regional Park

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