Los Angeles: Trabuco Canyon Trail
Meander through big oaks, sycamores, and pines on this 7-mile, out-and-back hike along a tranquil creek and up Trabuco Canyon for vistas overlooking Cleveland National Forest.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 5.7
Waypoints
TCT001
Location: 33.6769866943359, -117.517127990723
Go NE on dirt road marked Trabuco Canyon past several cabins
TCT002
Location: 33.6827735900879, -117.503257751465
Pass through gate; continue E on trail
TCT003
Location: 33.6833953857422, -117.498825073242
Rusty abandoned car on R along Trabuco Creek
TCT004
Location: 33.6847686767578, -117.48950958252
Side chasm enters main canyon; follow trail into the right fork of the canyon across the creek bed
TCT005
Location: 33.6853179931641, -117.487327575684
Old gold mine on L
TCT006
Location: 33.6828994750977, -117.485000610352
Forest thins; views of canyon and Santa Ana Mtns. ahead
TCT007
Location: 33.6821899414062, -117.482353210449
L @ 3-way
TCT008
Location: 33.6836776733398, -117.479736328125
R @ 3-way; stay on Trabuco Canyon Trail. Sidetrip: Go R up West Horsethief Trail for Kodak views
TCT009
Location: 33.6755714416504, -117.47435760498
Soak in the Cali sunshine and enjoy lunch; backtrack down canyon
TCT010
Location: 33.6836776733398, -117.479736328125
Continue downhill on Trabuco Canyon Trail
TCT011
Location: 33.6821899414062, -117.482353210449
R @ 3-way; retrace steps back to car