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Borrego Canyon Trail to Billy Goat Loop route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
California

Borrego Canyon Trail to Billy Goat Loop

Lake Forest, California

5.2 mi

Distance

1,017 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 6m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Borrego Canyon Trail to Billy Goat Loop is a loop trail in Orange County, California. It is 5.2 miles long and gains 1,017 feet. It is in or next to Lake Forest, California.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:248 ft
Max:449 ft
Gain:310 ft
Loss:310 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 248 ft and 449 ft across 5.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.248 ft315 ft382 ft449 ft0.0 mi1.3 mi2.6 mi3.9 mi5.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi250 ft
High point2.7 mi449 ft
End5.2 mi250 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Lake Forest, 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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