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Forster Ranch Ridgeline Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
California

Forster Ranch Ridgeline Trail

San Clemente, California

6.5 mi

Distance

1,575 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 49m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Forster Ranch Ridgeline Trail is an out-and-back trail in Orange County, California. It is 6.5 miles long and gains 1,575 feet. It is in or next to San Clemente, California.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:80 ft
Max:223 ft
Gain:480 ft
Loss:480 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 80 ft and 223 ft across 6.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.80 ft128 ft175 ft223 ft0.0 mi1.6 mi3.2 mi4.9 mi6.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi152 ft
High point0.6 mi223 ft
End6.5 mi152 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
San Clemente, 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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