Bommer, Red Tail & Rattlesnake Ridges - Level 2
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Please join us for a hike at beautiful Laguna Coast Wilderness Park and Crystal Cove State Park. This flexible hike is suitable for strong beginners and low intermediate hikers. This is the easier out-and-back Rattlesnake Ridge hike.
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 9:50 AM.
## Hike Briefing/Stretching at 9:55 AM.
## The hike departs promptly at 10:00 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 4 miles in under 90 minutes, you should be able to do this hike.
Pace: Casual - About 24 minutes/mile
Distance: About 4 to 5 miles.
Rating: Level 2. Click here for hike RATING TABLE
Description: Bommer and Red Tail Ridge trails are nice big, wide, well-groomed dirt maintenance roads. Rattlesnake Ridge is a narrow single-track trail, with minimal ups and downs. Along with cooling ocean breezes, on a clear day there are nice views of the ocean, and the other ridges and canyons along the way. This is an out and back hike.
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 Bommer Ridge trail. When we get to Red Tail Ridge we turn right, where we enter Crystal Cove State Park. When we get to the fork, we keep left and take Rattlesnake trail, staying on top of the ridge. Then return the way we came. 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 Maps: CLICK HERE, and 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 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, 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.