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Back Bay Paved Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
California

Back Bay Paved Trail

Newport Beach, California

5.5 mi

Distance

627 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 57m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Back Bay Paved Trail is an out-and-back trail in Orange County, California. It is 5.5 miles long. It is in or next to Costa Mesa, California.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2 ft
Max:29 ft
Gain:191 ft
Loss:191 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2 ft and 29 ft across 5.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2 ft11 ft20 ft29 ft0.0 mi1.4 mi2.8 mi4.2 mi5.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi19 ft
High point0.6 mi29 ft
End5.5 mi19 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Costa Mesa, 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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