Santa Ana River bicycle path

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The Santa Ana River trail is a Class 1 Bicycle path in the Los Angeles area that parallels the Santa Ana River channel. It starts in Riverside County at the Green River golf course entrance, and extends about 28.8 miles to Huntington Beach.

The first section of the trail, from Green River golf course to Yorbal Regional park, contains the only moderate hills of the largely flat trail. Lizards, squirrels, and rabbits can be seen throughout this region.

The stretch of the path which runs parallel to La Palma Blvd. in Yorba Linda occasionally gets an intense, cold wind off of the river.

Occasionally there are homeless people camped in the Mid-Orange County section beginning where the trail crosses highway 57 and ending at Suburbia park in Costa Mesa. The beach area sometimes gets windy in the afternoon, which can make Westbound travel more difficult.

The Santa Ana River is often full of water fowl, mostly ducks and egrets.

The path descends gently to the beach. In the afternoons there is almost always a moderate to stiff sea breeze.

The path ends where the river ends between Huntington Beach and Newport Beach. From this point you can choose to either go towards Huntington and Bolsa Chica or go towards Newport Beach

[edit] Unknown origin of the bike trail path for light mountain bikers

For rough riders, the bike path starts at the skirt of the Highland mountains of California in San Bernardino. This boils down to a nature ride. Very close to the beginning of the Santa Ana river itself. Interesting boulders, desert plants, sage forests, birds, reptiles and bugs. Its entry point is on a country road called Green Spot. The entry is through Lugonia at Green Spot, Sanbernardino. There is a cement wall commemorating the initiation of the source of the river and trail. The region is intendes as a future nature park in a continuity of the trail from the mountain skirts to the beach as one continuous fun exciting bike ride.

[edit] Entry Points / Parking

  • The Eastern most terminal is in Riverside County on Green River Road. Exit Route 91 at Green River and travel West on Green River Road, down a long hill. Park on the right side (see Google Maps for details).
  • Mile 27 - Yorba Regional Park in Anaheim Hills (restrooms) - The Easternmost entrance to the trail, and is mostly flat to mild hills. There is an entrance fee for the park, but it is possible to park in the neighborhood across the street. From here it’s about 25 miles to the beach.
  • Mile 17.5 - Entry point at Tustin Avenue. Street parking is available on Riverdale on the west side of Tustin. There's a gas station and convenience store here, and porta-potties on the trail about 1/2 mile west of the entry point. For several miles from here toward the beach, there is landscaping and grassy areas, occasional porta-potties and potable water. Construction is ongoing with intermittent trail detours. The trail slopes very slightly toward the beach, but is predominantly flat with only small hills anywhere the trail dips under the street traffic.
  • Mile 16 - Entry point at Glassell.
  • Mile 15 - Entry point and small parking lot on Lincoln.
  • Mile 14 (Restrooms) - Small park just before crossing the river near Arrowhead Pond. For several miles past this point going toward the beach, there is not landscaping, grass or much else to look at but the concrete paved river.
  • Mile 12.5 - The Orangewood exit off the 57 Freeway, near Angel Stadium - As of June 24, 2006, at this point both sides of the river have open trailway, left over when the trail was switched to the other side of the river for construction. [Parking near the Orangewood Exit along the 57 can be found at a park about one mile east of the bike path entrance, on Orangewood.]
  • Mile 10 (Restrooms) - Edna Park in Santa Ana
  • Suburbia Park in Costa Mesa - Exit Interstate 405 at the Harbor exit and go South on Harbor Boulevard. Take the first right onto Gisler Avenue. Follow Gisler to California Street (Gibraltar Avenue) and turn right. Approximately one mile will be Suburbia Park. From here it is about 4.5 miles to the beach, or a nearly flat run to Newport Pier or Balboa Pier.
  • Mile 3.5 (Restrooms) - Fairview Park in Costa Mesa

[edit] Current Condition

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