Los Angeles: Chaparral Crest Loop
Test your map skills on this moderate 4.7-mile hike into the woodland maze along the Ventura River in El Nido Preserve.
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Mapped by Carol Day
Trail Facts
- Distance: 6.9
Waypoints
WCL001
Location: 34.4494667053223, -119.287368774414
Start W. Pack a compass: This park has a maze of trails–especially in river bottom sections
WCL002
Location: 34.4487609863281, -119.288162231445
Turn R @ 3-way
WCL003
Location: 34.4496612548828, -119.290916442871
Turn L onto Wills Canyon Trail
WCL004
Location: 34.4494209289551, -119.29118347168
Turn R. In .1 mi., turn L; head WSW into wash
WCL005
Location: 34.4465408325195, -119.293586730957
Turn R, following Wills Canyon Trail toward Ventura River
WCL006
Location: 34.4470405578613, -119.29566192627
River crossing, then cross Canal Rd.
WCL007
Location: 34.4506645202637, -119.296859741211
Pass bench along Wills Creek in oak woodlands
WCL008
Location: 34.4536743164062, -119.305847167969
Another wooden bench
WCL009
Location: 34.4527168273926, -119.310096740723
Turn L onto Chaparral Crest Trail to climb out of Wills Canyon
WCL010
Location: 34.4513816833496, -119.306358337402
Turn L @ T (still Chaparral Crest Trail)
WCL011
Location: 34.4424819946289, -119.301368713379
Turn L @ T; pass through gate; re-cross Canal Rd. In .1 mi., wander ENE through washouts, crossing brush-choked main channel three times
WCL012
Location: 34.4429893493652, -119.29712677002
Veer R in river bottom and bear NNE
WCL013
Location: 34.4461402893066, -119.292694091797
R @ 3-way; close loop @ WPT 4. Retrace route