Bommer to Old Emerald Trail - Level 2+

This is an intermediate level hike at beautiful Laguna Coast Wilderness 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 least 9 miles in under 3 hours, you should be able to do this hike.
Pace: Moderate - About 22 - 24 minutes/mile
Distance: About 7 miles.
Elevation Gain: About 1,000 feet

Rating: Level 2+. Click here for hike RATING TABLE https://tinyurl.com/HikeRating

Description: Bommer Ridge trail is a nice big, wide, well-groomed dirt maintenance road. We will have some easier hills up and down along the way. Along with cooling ocean breezes, there are nice views of the ocean, and the other ridges and canyons along the way. Old Emerald trail is a narrow single track trail that descends down into Emerald Canyon.

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, heading to the left, to to Bommer Ridge trail, where we turn right. After about 3 miles, we will turn right on Old Emerald trail, and descend down into Emerald Canyon. At the bottom we will turn right and head back up the canyon back to Bommer, turn left, 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

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