Los Angeles: Upper Newport Bay Trail
Trace the muddy flats and coastal bluffs of Upper Newport Bay and observe a long list of birds on this easygoing 5.9-mile stroll.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 6.1
Waypoints
NBT001
Location: 33.653133392334, -117.88591003418
Follow trail toward interpretive center; take the first R down to the mud flats
NBT002
Location: 33.652530670166, -117.885688781738
L @ T, then R @ paved bike path
NBT003
Location: 33.6503372192383, -117.875595092773
R onto trail; follow to bike path; go R
NBT004
Location: 33.6528854370117, -117.867515563965
Jamboree Rd.; retrace steps back to Waypoint 2
NBT005
Location: 33.652530670166, -117.885688781738
L @ T; immediate L @ Y
NBT006
Location: 33.6531944274902, -117.88850402832
L @ Y; ornithologists claim more than 35,000 birds use this unique estuary in winter and spring
NBT007
Location: 33.6517028808594, -117.889106750488
L @ T & immediate L @ Y; watch for the endangered Saltmarsh Bird’s Beak (hairy bluish green leaves with white flowers)
NBT008
Location: 33.6444892883301, -117.892501831055
Straight at 4-way across creek; quick L @ T
NBT009
Location: 33.6421661376953, -117.891036987305
L @ Y, then L again @ Y
NBT010
Location: 33.6417770385742, -117.892196655273
R @ Y
NBT011
Location: 33.6457901000977, -117.893341064453
Cross bridge; return to car via West Bluff Hiking Trail