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- • Join us whether you are new or experienced in Hiking. There are different levels, but we all share one common: using our legs to move up down hills. Most of the time on dirt trails, but there are different terrains: rocky or gravels or in water, river or mud; different settings: mountain, forest, wilderness or desert.
• Contact us if you are interested to join the Organizer Team and organize Hikes local OC or out of town Hikes to those who share the same interest. Our wide open calendar will fill with events during the weekdays, but mostly the weekends. Our events or trips are generated by volunteer effort and time of volunteer organizers.
[All Our Organizers Volunteer their Time and Effort for Free Cost to Most Events]
• Once or twice per month, there will be events or trips that require payments. These are costs to cover your expenses and fund raising to "HikingOC Fund".
• "HikingOC Fund" will generate profit after the costs from events monthly. It will maintain the group website, support all HikingOC volunteered organizers who contribute to build this hiking group, an outdoor active community and to donate to the good causes or charities.
• If you like to do a great cause in honor our group name, please support helping those affected by disasters or the National Park Services (we hike on many lands of the National Parks.) We are sure your support is highly appreciated and rescues the unfortunates! There are many Non-Profit Organizations, please contact direct AMERICAN RED CROSS ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER for more info
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2026-June: Crystal Cove at Sunset-Unusual route/Levels 2 to 3
Crystal Cove Ridge Park Rd Entrance, Ridge Park Rd & E. Coastal Peak Rd, Newport Coast, CA, USMeeting at 6:15 PM
It'll be 3 to 6+ miles, about 1000+ ft gain/loss.
The route will be updated the morning of the hike.
We will meet at the Pacific Ridge Trailhead.Expect a good workout. Meet some amazing people. Embrace the beauty around us!
Meet a new friend, support each other and let's have an awesome workout!This hike is intended for hikers with intermediate to advance (moderate to fast paces) experience levels that are looking to share similar paced workout. Please do not hike alone!
General Rating/Difficulty: Levels 2 to 3 Moderate to Fast/Advance/Runners for distance, elevation and speed; Click RATING TABLE to read more about difficulty levels https://tinyurl.com/HikeRating
WHAT TO BRING AND WEAR: water, snacks. Dress layers clothes, hiking sticks if needed and hiking shoes with traction and 10 Hiking Essentials (https://www.meetup.com/HikingOC/messages/boards/thread/9535234)
Route: We start at the Ridge Park entrance in Newport Coast at the top of the hills street parking and go on unusual route (includes these trails: Rattlesnake, Redtails, Elevator or Laurel and Willow canyons and may be Lizard Trail, etc.)
http://www.crystalcovestatepark.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crystal-cove-map-handout-8-28-18-color.pdfDirections: From Newport Coast Road take Ridge Park Road uphill until it ends at intersection with Coastal Peak Road. Trailhead is at the end of Ridge Park Road. Park along the road and meet at trailhead.
REMINDER:
By joining the meetup, you agree to Meetup Terms of Service releases the Organizer and Assistant Organizers from any liability related to incidents that occur at Meetup gatherings
>>>YOU acknowledge THAT WE ARE NOT PROFESSIONALS.
>>>YOU ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR SAFETY
***********Hiking is a rewarding and pleasant activity in nature, but there are certain dangers you should be aware of. Those include, but are not limited to, trip and fall injuries, bee stings, poison oak exposure, ticks, snake bites, coyotes, mountain lions or wildlife. By signing up for this event, you agree to hold harmless the hike organizer, assistant organizers and other participants for any injuries sustained during this hike***5 attendees
Crystal Cove: Red Tail & Ticketron - Level 2
20403 E Coastal Peak, Newport Coast, CA, USThis is a low-intermediate level loop hike at beautiful Laguna Coast Wilderness and Crystal Cove State Park. This is not suitable for beginners.
This is not the beach walk.
Sorry, Dogs are NOT permitted on any of the hiking trails in the park.
## Key Info:
## Meet and Greet at the rest room area at 8:50 AM.
## Hike Briefing/Stretching at 8:55 AM.
## The hike departs promptly at 9:00 AM.
## If you arrive late or otherwise choose to do this walk on your own, just follow the directions detailed below.Difficulty: If you can walk at 6+ miles in under 2 hours, you should be able to do this hike. There are a few uphill climbs.
Pace: Moderate - About 22-24 minutes/mile
Distance: About 4 miles.
Elevation Gain: About 600 feetRating: Level 2. Click here for hike RATING TABLE
Description: Pacific Ridge, Red Tail Ridge and Bommer trails are nice big, wide, well-groomed dirt maintenance roads. Ticketron trail is a narrow trail that offers some more varied walking terrain.
Sometimes we may see some wildlife: quail, hawks, roadrunners, bunny wabbits, and if we are very lucky, maybe a snake or a tarantula.
Parking: There is plenty of on-street parking all along Ridge Park Road and East Coastal Peak Road. GPS Address: 20403 E Coastal Peak, Newport Coast, CA 92657.
Route: From the rest room meeting point, we can access the Pacific Ridge trail directly across the street. We will head to the right and go about a mile and turn left on Ticketron and descend down into Deer Canyon. We will pass a small campground in the canyon, and then begin a climb back up to Red Tail Ridge. Continuing on, we will turn left when we get to Bommer ridge and return to our starting point. See Photos for more details.
What to bring: Water, maybe a snack or lunch, sunglasses, sturdy hiking shoes, maybe hiking poles if you have them, a hat or umbrella, a happy attitude and a big smile!
Laguna Coast Wilderness Park Trail Map: Click Here
Crystal Cove State Park Trail Map: Click Here
REMINDER:
By joining the meetup, you agree to Meetup Terms of Service releases the Organizer and Assistant Organizers from any liability related to incidents that occur at Meetup gatherings
> YOU acknowledge THAT WE ARE NOT PROFESSIONALS.
> YOU ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR SAFETYHiking is a rewarding and pleasant activity in nature, but there are certain dangers you should be aware of. Those include, but are not limited to, trip and fall injuries, bee stings, poison oak exposure, ticks, mountain lions, coyotes, snake bites or wildlife. By signing up for this event, you agree to hold harmless the hike organizer, assistant organizers and other participants for any injuries sustained during this hike.
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Roller Coaster Ridge Hike at Sunset/Level 2
Roller Coaster Ridge to the Flag in San Clemente, Intersection of Camino de los Mares and Portico del Norte, San Clemente, CA, USThis is a great wide trail that borders San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente, with beautiful views and some great hills to hike up. It is hard for beginners, so you need to turn around if feeling not keeping the group pace.
DISTANCE & ELEVATION GAIN: about 4.5+ miles with 790+ ft gain; completed in about 2+ hours.
GENERAL RATING/DIFFICULTY: Levels 2 to 3 (Moderate) for distance, elevation and pace. Click RATING TABLE to learn more about hike levels https://tinyurl.com/HikeRating
This trail has beautiful 360 degree views of the mountains and Pacific ocean, with spectacular sunsets. The trails are (as the name implies) hilly, but we hike on wide, well groomed fire roads.
ABOUT THIS HIKE: This is a dirt trail in open space with what we call roller coaster hills. We will do the inclines at the beginning of the hike and head up to the flag. We will turn around at the flag and head back, mostly downhill. If you have not been hiking on a regular basis, this may be a tough hike due to the frequency and steepness of the hills.
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/roller-coasterNOTES: Choose hiking shoes or shoes with a good tread. Bring water and a flashlight as we will be returning in darkness.
DIRECTIONS: From the 5 South exit at Camino Estrella and turn left at the light. This will turn into Camino de Estrella and you will drive about 3 miles to the very end of Camino de Los Mares Map. There are plenty of retail establishments along the right side of Camino de Los Mares that have restroom facilities.
PARKING: You can park on either side of the street at the end of Camino de Los Mares. The trailhead begins where the street ends.
REMINDER:
By joining the meetup, you agree to Meetup Terms of Service releases the Organizer and Assistant Organizers from any liability related to incidents that occur at Meetup gatherings
***Hiking is a rewarding and pleasant activity in nature, but there are certain dangers you should be aware of. Those include, but are not limited to, trip and fall injuries, bee stings, poison oak exposure, ticks, mountain lions, coyote, snake bites or wildlife. By signing up for this event, you agree to hold harmless the hike organizer, assistant organizers and other participants for any injuries sustained during this hike***
>>>YOU acknowledge THAT WE ARE NOT PROFESSIONALS.
>>>YOU ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR SAFETY1 attendee
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