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Cristianitos Regional Trail
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The Cristianitos Regional Trail hugs the back edge of San Clemente on the border of Camp Pendleton and the Mission Viejo Conservancy and offers some of the most serious hiking in Coastal Orange County. Depending on where you start it is either all up hill or all downhill as is winds its way behind the Talega development up to the water tower. This regional trail is a graded path open to hikers, bikers and horses. The area to the North and East is true California wilderness with views into down into secluded canyons and stands of native oak. Although the trail seems to end at the water tower it actually continues on behind, up a steep switch back and onto a narrow ridge with a breath taking views of the Cristiantos watershed and the steep scarfs of Talega canyon. The improved trail ends here but there are a number of single tracks that mark the future path of the regional trail. Plans are to connect this trail into the San Juan Regional Trail system and to loop it back to the Prima trail for a full San Clemente loop.
Getting There:
There are only two main entrances to this trail; one at the top and one at the bottom. The top entrance requires winding through many residential streets so the easiest access is at the bottom. From I-5 head inland on Pico until it ends. On the inland side is the trail head for the Cristianito Regional Trail. The seaward side is the trail head for the Prima Deshecha Regional Trail. The plan is to connect these two trails at the other end to create a 6 mile loop… but that part is not finished yet.
Detail Map (PDF) | Detail Map (JPG)
Trail Map
How To... Zoom= Click + - on top left; Click Hybrid=Photo; Click and drag to move. Click Markers for Trail Tips!
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