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Big Bend Trail to Old Emerald Falls Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
California

Big Bend Trail to Old Emerald Falls Trail

Laguna Beach, California

6.9 mi

Distance

1,978 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Big Bend Trail to Old Emerald Falls Trail is an out-and-back trail in Orange County, California. It is 6.9 miles long and gains 1,978 feet. It is in or next to Laguna Beach, California.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:50 ft
Max:276 ft
Gain:603 ft
Loss:603 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 50 ft and 276 ft across 6.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.50 ft125 ft201 ft276 ft0.0 mi1.7 mi3.4 mi5.1 mi6.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi50 ft
High point1.5 mi276 ft
End6.9 mi50 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

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

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

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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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