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Aliso Summit Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
California

Aliso Summit Trail

Laguna Niguel, California

8.8 mi

Distance

1,237 ft

Elev. Gain

3h 32m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Aliso Summit Trail is an out-and-back trail in Orange County, California. It is 8.8 miles long. It is in or next to Laguna Niguel, California.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:173 ft
Max:241 ft
Gain:377 ft
Loss:377 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 173 ft and 241 ft across 4.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.173 ft196 ft218 ft241 ft0.0 mi1.0 mi2.0 mi3.0 mi4.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi230 ft
High point0.2 mi241 ft
End4.0 mi230 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Laguna Niguel, CA · in or next to town
County:
Orange County, CA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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