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Dana Point Nature Preserve Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyOut and Back
California

Dana Point Nature Preserve Trail

Dana Point, California

0.9 mi

Distance

276 ft

Elev. Gain

22m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Dana Point Nature Preserve Trail is an out-and-back trail in Orange County, California. It is 0.9 miles long and gains 276 feet. It is in or next to Dana Point, California.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:31 ft
Max:67 ft
Gain:84 ft
Loss:84 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 31 ft and 67 ft across 0.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.31 ft43 ft55 ft67 ft0.0 mi0.2 mi0.4 mi0.7 mi0.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi65 ft
High point0.0 mi67 ft
End0.9 mi65 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Dana Point, 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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