Trail Running in Orange County
last updated April 15, 1998
Upper Newport Bay
Description
Another non-off roading, asphalt paved trail. Great scenery.
There
is also quite a bit of off-trailing you can do. There is an
exit from
the asphalt road to lots of circular, random, round-about dirt
trails
with no rhyme or reason. You can do like my girlfriend and i
did and
just go run around like crazy until your time is up. On this
trail
you will get
- A great view of the water
- lots of road apples (horse pucky) so watch your step.
- mostly paved, some good dirt trailing, parts of it are wood
- lots of room to runaround...basically imagine a large grassy
hill
and just lots of room to run around. It's actually
quite
surreal (or maybe not, but i hadn't used the word
"surreal"
yet today
- No bathrooms, no water fountains
- Public school across the street with a big field and
basketball
court
Directions
It's easiest to park near the YMCA
via 405 south
- exit 55/73 freeway, continue on 73 southbound
- exit on Campus/Irvine, and go left (towards beach)
- at the top of a small dip you will see University..take a
left
- You should see the trail runners now as well as a view of
the bay
- The YMCA is at the end of the road.. Street parking
available on
the opposite (residential)side of the road
- Had youcontinued straight, you would have seen the public
elementary school on the right
via 405 North
- exit Jamboree, go left (towards beach)
- continue , past Macurther, until you reach Bristol..turn
right
- continue until you hit Campus/IRvine, go left
- Same as above
via PCH
- Get onto Newport Ave and go inland (Newport turns into
the 55fwy)
- Right on 17th street
- Left on Campus/Irvine
- Eventually you will see a public school on the left, lots of
open space on the right.. The stoplight should be University..
go right
- same as above
Where To Run?
Well, as far as paved goes...
Go Right (towards the beach) and it will go maybe 1 to
1.5 miles
before it it deadends at the stoplight
Go Left And you will see lots of nice trees and
shrubbery..
continue on for maybe 1.5 to 2 miles and it ends at the
intersection
where the mercedes dealership is... (Jamboree)
- If you want more... take a right (on Jamboreee) and
continue
on ..the sidewalks merges with a bike trail... U-turn and you
are
at the beginning (for lack of a name) of the Irvine Bike Trail
(described elsewhere on the page). Continue straight and you
will
hit East Bluff Drive..go right. Continue up the hill. The first
right is a steep/short downhill. This Lower Newport Bay (also
described
elsewhere on the page
Off-Roading:It will be really really difficult to get
yourself
lost.. as you can see it's just a bunch of giant hills with
tracks on
them for you to just let loose and run!! It's actually quite
fun when
you're in the mood for it. No snakes to worry about (I don't
think).
Trail Running in Orange County
last updated April 15, 1998
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